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Man, 18, stabbed in street fight on exclusive square yards from UCL campus | London Evening Standard

A teenager is in hospital with serious stab wounds after a fight broke out in an exclusive Bloomsbury square.

Man, 18, stabbed in street fight on exclusive square yards from UCL campus | London Evening Standard
Man, 18, stabbed in street fight on exclusive square yards from UCL campus

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A teenager is in hospital with serious stab wounds after a fight broke out in an exclusive Bloomsbury square.

The 18-year-old may have life-changing injuries, police believe.

Scotland Yard said it received reports of men fighting in Argyle Square at about 1.45pm on Monday.

London Ambulance Service sent air ambulance medics to treat the injured man, whose age and condition could not immediately be confirmed.

Scene: Police have shut Argyle Square while they investigate Toby/@thetobskToby/@thetobsk

The helicopter landed in nearby Gordon Square, by University College London.

Teaching fellow Andrew W M Smith ‏(@smidbob) tweeted: “There’s a first! A helicopter just landed in Gordon Square outside @UCLHistory.”

Helicopter: London's Air Ambulance lands in Gordon Square on Monday afternoon Liz AlmondLiz Almond/@liz545

Police closed Argyle Square, which is owned by Camden Council, while they investigated. No one has been arrested.

The man's condition is described as serious but stable.