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| Six stabbed in fight at Northampton bar | Six stabbed in fight at Northampton bar |
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| Six people were stabbed during a mass brawl which spilled across two Northampton bars. | |
| A total of eight people were injured in a fight involving "50 or 60" people which took in the Faces bar and NU Bar on Bridge Street, at about 04:00 GMT. | |
| Three people are being treated at University Hospital Coventry and the remaining five at Northampton Hospital. | Three people are being treated at University Hospital Coventry and the remaining five at Northampton Hospital. |
| Northampton Borough Council has suspended the licences of the two bars following the incident. | |
| The trouble involved a number of people who had come to Northampton from London for a pre-arranged evening out. | |
| Three of the stab victims, one of whom is in a serious condition, are being treated in Coventry. The other three remain in Northampton. | |
| Det Insp Ally White said police were called at 04:00 GMT to a "serious public disorder" involving "around 50 or 60 people". | Det Insp Ally White said police were called at 04:00 GMT to a "serious public disorder" involving "around 50 or 60 people". |
| He said there had been a fight earlier in the night at NU Bar which "may have gone up Bridge Street and into Faces". | |
| "The stabbings happened inside Faces nightclub and continued on afterwards outside in Bridge Street," he said. | |
| "This was a lot of people that congregated on Northampton for a pre-arranged evening down at one of the bars. | |
| "A lot of people came from London and as a result a disagreement occurred." | |
| Manager of Faces, Robert Snajder, said a small fight had taken place in the garden resulting in the participants being removed from the premises. | Manager of Faces, Robert Snajder, said a small fight had taken place in the garden resulting in the participants being removed from the premises. |
| Shortly afterwards, he said a "major street fight" involving 40 or 50 people from a number of bars in Bridge Street took place. | Shortly afterwards, he said a "major street fight" involving 40 or 50 people from a number of bars in Bridge Street took place. |
| "Drink-fuelled violence does happen. Last night was an example when it was not controlled," Mr Snajder said. | "Drink-fuelled violence does happen. Last night was an example when it was not controlled," Mr Snajder said. |
| The council's licensing sub-committee is set to hold an urgent licence review of both Faces and NU Bar, both of which are based in Bridge Street. | The council's licensing sub-committee is set to hold an urgent licence review of both Faces and NU Bar, both of which are based in Bridge Street. |
| Leader of Northampton Borough Council David Mackintosh said the review followed a request by Northamptonshire Police. | Leader of Northampton Borough Council David Mackintosh said the review followed a request by Northamptonshire Police. |
| A spokesman for East Midlands Ambulance Service said the first of a series of 999 calls came in at at 03:57. | A spokesman for East Midlands Ambulance Service said the first of a series of 999 calls came in at at 03:57. |
| Bridge Street has re-opened to traffic after closing while officers searched the area and the club itself. | |