Boy seriously injured in machete attack
West Midlands Police said a teenager has been seriously injured after being attacked with a machete.
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Emergency services were called to Edwards Road in Erdington, Birmingham, to reports of a stabbing at about 3:30pm yesterday.
The 16-year-old boy was found with a serious hand injury and taken to hospital after what the force has described as a "targeted incident".
A man has been arrested on suspicion of wounding.
Police inquiries are being made to find a second suspect.
A weapon has been recovered and will be forensically examined, the force added.
