A young man has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Bury town centre this afternoon.
Police were called to reports of a stabbing in Market Street at 3.50pm. Officers found a man in his 20s with stab wounds. He's been taken to hospital in a serious condition.
No arrests have been made. The victim sought help from staff at nearby Sky Bar, according to a post on their Facebook page, which has been closed.
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A cordon remains in place outside Mill Gate shopping centre as investigations continue.
A GMP spokesman said: "At 3.51pm this afternoon (11 March) police were called to a report of a stabbing on Market Street, Bury.
"Officers attended and a man in his 20s was located with a stab wound and was taken to hospital in a serious condition. Enquiries are ongoing to locate the offender."
Sky Bar posted just after 5pm: "Today Sky Bar was put into a very unfortunate situation. A poor young lad has been attacked around Kay Gardens and has unfortunately resulted in a serious injury.
"After the attack the victim has sought help at the nearest place possible, which thankfully was us as all Sky Bar staff and management were luckily all first aid trained and able to assist the young man until emergency services arrived.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with this young man and his family we hope he makes a speedy recovery and the person at fault is apprehend and brought to justice. Please bear with us in this time as we are cooperating with the police investigation and we will back open as soon as possible."
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