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Attempted murder arrests after man stabbed

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The man, aged in his 40s, was found injured on Alexander Street in Tyldesley

Four people have been held on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in a street.

The man, aged in his 40s, was injured in what officers described as an "isolated incident" on Alexander Street in Tyldesley, Wigan, at about 08:50 GMT on Friday, Greater Manchester Police said.

He was taken to hospital with wounds that were serious but not life-threatening, the force added.

A 17-year-old girl, a 19-year-old woman and two men in their 20s have all been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

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