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Police arrest man immediately after downtown Toronto stabbing

Toronto police officer pictured in Ontario on Friday, January 19, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg

Police are investigating after a man was stabbed in downtown Toronto Tuesday evening.

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In a tweet, Toronto police said they received reports a man had been stabbed in the Yonge and Dundas Street area around 7:23 p.m.

Police said that although both the victim and suspect fled the area, they found a man with multiple stab wounds, and a suspect.

Toronto paramedics told Global News they transported the man to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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Police confirmed one person was taken into custody immediately after the incident.

In an update Tuesday evening, Toronto police said the victim was in stable condition.

Police named the suspected they arrested as 40-year-old Akwasi Oppong-Nsafoah from Toronto. He faces two charges of assault with a weapon and a charge of aggravated assault.

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He appeared in court Wednesday, police said.

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