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Two men were injured in a stabbing in east Manchester on Bonfire Night, police have confirmed.

It happened on Mountfield Walk in Beswick at around 10:15pm on Wednesday night (November 5).

Locals said a large group of people had gathered for an unofficial bonfire which burned on a grass strip in the centre of Hopedale Close and Seabright Walk, off Grey Mare Lane near the Etihad Stadium.

Witnesses later reported seeing a number of police and paramedic vehicles descending on the area with a helicopter hovering above.

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Mountfield Walk was seen taped off with a blue police forensic tent erected inside.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have now confirmed two men were injured in a stabbing. Thankfully, the

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