Teenagers in hospital after knife brawls

aug 07

SEVEN men have suffered knife wounds in two separate late-night attacks.

Four were taken to hospital after being stabbed and slashed in a gang-style confrontation in Auburn on Friday.

The clash began after a robbery outside a restaurant in Park Street, which carried over to an apartment block in nearby Queen Street. A 19-year-old suffered a gash to his knee, a second was stabbed in the abdomen, an 18-year-old had a laceration to his ribs and a 17-year-old was slashed across the buttock.

In the second attack, three men were hospitalised with knife wounds after an argument early yesterday at St Andrews.

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2. Another story from Sydney in the Daily Telegraph (Aug. 18, 2007. p. 9)

Three hurt in gang attacks

“Three people last night were stabbed in attacks by members of 15-strong gang in a suburb where police were carrying out an operation on armed robberies. A teenager was robbed at knifepoint and stabbed in the stomach outside a restaurant in Park rd. Auburn about 9pm.

About 45 minutes later ambulances went to an apartment in nearby Queen st. where two people were stabbed.”