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The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said officers were called to Kinnaird Avenue around 10.30pm on Monday and the injured man was taken to hospital. Another man was arrested in connection with the incident and taken into custody, police confirmed. Picture date: Tuesday June 9, 2026. -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>        <media:content url="https://static.standard.co.uk/2026/06/09/14/31f288ffc8a4ab6ee5cdd7dff7d067faY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzgxMDk4NzA5-2.84891895.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[EDITORS NOTE: PIC BLURRED TO PROTECT IDENTITY A police cordon at the scene of a stabbing outside apartments in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said officers were called to Kinnaird Avenue around 10.30pm on Monday and the injured man was taken to hospital. Another man was arrested in connection with the incident and taken into custody, police confirmed. 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