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Man in hospital following afternoon stabbing in downtown Montreal

Montreal police are treating the collision as an accident for now. Mario Beauregard/The Canadian Press

Police are investigating after a man in his 20s was stabbed in downtown Montreal Friday afternoon.

Montreal police spokesperson Raphaël Bergeron said it happened shortly before 4 p.m. at the intersection of St-Matthieu Street and de Maisonneuve Boulevard.

The victim was rushed to hospital after he was stabbed with a sharp object in the upper body during an altercation between two groups, Bergeron said.

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“He is in serious condition,” he said.

Police were at the scene late Friday and were canvassing local businesses in search of possible surveillance images and to speak with witnesses.

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Bergeron said the victim is known to Montreal police services.

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No arrests have been made.

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