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Boy, 5, 'thrown by stranger from third floor balcony in packed shopping centre'

A five-year-old boy has been seriously injured after he was thrown from a balcony in a US shopping centre.

The horror incident happened at a centre in Minneapolis.

A horrified witness hold WCCO that a woman was screaming that someone had thrown her child from the third floor.

Brian Johnson, who was nearby, said: “She was screaming ‘Everyone pray, everyone pray. Oh my God, my baby, someone threw him over the edge.'"

Witnesses have described the horrifying scene at the Mall of America (CBS)
Police were called to the scene (CBS)

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Shoppers reported seeing a pool of blood at the scene as medics frantically performed CPR.

Unconfirmed reports state that a person was arrested.

The child was rushed to hospital.

It is unknown how serious his injuries are.

Local police wrote on Twitter : "The Bloomington Police Department is investigating an incident at the Mall of America today. A five-year-old child suffered injuries and is at the hospital now."

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