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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. Six people were stabbed during a mass brawl which spilled across two Northampton bars on Thursday night.
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.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. Northampton Borough Council has suspended the licences of the two bars for seven days following the incident.
The trouble involved a number of people who had come to Northampton from London for a pre-arranged evening out. The trouble involved a number of people who had come to Northampton from London for a pre-arranged evening out, police said.
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."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.""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 later held an urgent licence review of both Faces and NU Bar.
Leader of Northampton Borough Council David Mackintosh said the review followed a request by Northamptonshire Police. Leader David Mackintosh said: "Having heard a summary of both cases the sub-committee agreed that the licences for both bars would be suspended for seven days.
"The next step will be to hold a full review.
"This will give our officers, Northamptonshire Police and other agencies enough time to investigate the events and determine what, if any, action is appropriate.
"We want people to be reassured that Northampton is a safe and welcoming town."
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.Bridge Street has re-opened to traffic after closing while officers searched the area and the club itself.