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Teen stabbed near east-end Toronto high school: police

A plaza parking lot near the school was cordoned off by police. John Hanley / Global News

Toronto police say a teen was stabbed near a high school in the city’s east end Thursday.

Police said they were called to Neil McNeil High School in the area of Victoria Park and Bracken avenues shortly after 1 p.m.

A police spokesperson told Global News the victim, who is a male and believed to be a student, was found inside the school, though it’s unclear exactly where the stabbing occurred.

A plaza parking lot not far from the school was cordoned off by police.

READ MORE: Teen boy stabbed in Toronto’s east end, suffers serious injuries

The victim’s injuries were reported to be serious but non-life-threatening.

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The school was placed in lockdown following the incident.

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The stabbing came approximately an hour and a half after another teen was stabbed in the city’s east end.

Just before 11:30 a.m., police said officers were called to the area of Pape and Strathcona avenues and discovered a teen boy who had been stabbed.

He was rushed to a trauma centre in serious condition.

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