A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed in front of shoppers in a Primark store in Nottingham city centre.
The victim is in hospital with "serious injuries" after he was slashed in the chest with a knife inside the shop in Long Row at about 11.30am on Sunday.
His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
Officers believe there was an altercation outside the store between a group of young people before the attack happened.
The suspect then fled in the direction of Market Square, before he was apprehended.
At about 5.00pm, police said a 16-year-old boy had been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.
Detective Inspector Paul Shortt, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "This was a shocking incident that will have caused considerable alarm to anyone who witnessed it.
"A team of detectives has been working throughout the day to investigate this incident and we have now identified a suspect."
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In an earlier statement, Shortt said: “This was an appalling act of violence carried out in full view of members of the public.
“A team of detectives is now working to understand exactly what happened in the moments before, during and after this incident.”
The force is asking witnesses to come forward with information.
A Primark spokesperson said: “Our Nottingham store is currently closed until further notice following an incident that took place earlier today.
“Our thoughts are with the victim and we are focused on supporting our colleagues who were in store at the time.
“We are assisting the police with their investigation and are unable to comment further.”
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The victim is in hospital with "serious injuries" after he was slashed in the chest with a knife inside the shop in Long Row at about 11.30am on Sunday.
His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
Officers believe there was an altercation outside the store between a group of young people before the attack happened.
The suspect then fled in the direction of Market Square, before he was apprehended.
At about 5.00pm, police said a 16-year-old boy had been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.
Detective Inspector Paul Shortt, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "This was a shocking incident that will have caused considerable alarm to anyone who witnessed it.
"A team of detectives has been working throughout the day to investigate this incident and we have now identified a suspect."
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In an earlier statement, Shortt said: “This was an appalling act of violence carried out in full view of members of the public.
“A team of detectives is now working to understand exactly what happened in the moments before, during and after this incident.”
The force is asking witnesses to come forward with information.
A Primark spokesperson said: “Our Nottingham store is currently closed until further notice following an incident that took place earlier today.
“Our thoughts are with the victim and we are focused on supporting our colleagues who were in store at the time.
“We are assisting the police with their investigation and are unable to comment further.”
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