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| Arrests after boy fatally stabbed | |
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| A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in east London. | |
| Police were called by ambulance staff to Chesterford Road, Newham, at 2339 BST on Thursday. | Police were called by ambulance staff to Chesterford Road, Newham, at 2339 BST on Thursday. |
| The victim, who is yet to be identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem examination will take place on Saturday. | |
| Two youths, both 16, have been arrested in connection with the incident and are being held by police at an east London police station. | Two youths, both 16, have been arrested in connection with the incident and are being held by police at an east London police station. |
| Residents shocked | Residents shocked |
| People have left tributes and flowers for the teenager at the scene. | |
| The cordon around the 100-yard stretch of Chesterford Road, where police were investigating, was lifted later on Friday afternoon. | |
| Residents were shocked by the boy's death. | |
| One, Tony Simpson, 43, said: "My neighbour said he heard some shouting late last night, somebody swearing at somebody. | |
| "He was watching TV and looked out when he heard the shouting, then he saw three guys running down the road." | "He was watching TV and looked out when he heard the shouting, then he saw three guys running down the road." |
| Manir Asghar, 35, said: "It's very nice round here, and I don't know what to make of it. It's really shocking that something like that could happen here." | Manir Asghar, 35, said: "It's very nice round here, and I don't know what to make of it. It's really shocking that something like that could happen here." |
| Officers have appealed for information about the incident, which is not thought to be gang-related. | Officers have appealed for information about the incident, which is not thought to be gang-related. |
| Seven teenagers have been fatally stabbed in London since the beginning of this year. | Seven teenagers have been fatally stabbed in London since the beginning of this year. |
| Shelly Khaled, a youth worker with Young People Affected by Crime, said: "The feedback that we get from young people is when they do carry knives... its for protection and safety. | |
| "What we try to and do is to drive home the message that the facts are you're probably nine out of ten times going to be hurt by your own knife." |