British police probe latest teen knife murder
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British police have launched a murder inquiry after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Manchester, Greater Manchester Police said.
Police found the teenager with serious stab wounds to the stomach after being called to the scene of a disturbance in the city's Salford district late on Friday (local time).
The 17-year-old died later in hospital.
"Officers want to hear from any witnesses who could assist the investigation," a police spokesman said.
Official figures released in July showed there were more than 22,000 serious offences involving knives in England and Wales in the year to end-March 2008, though crime fell significantly overall.
- Reuters
