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A man is has been rushed to hospital with ‘life-threatening injuries’ after being stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival.

Three 18-year-old males were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after the incident in London’s street festival today.

The victim, believed to be in his 20s, presented himself to a London Ambulance Service treatment centre near Ladbroke Grove, before being rushed to hospital.

His condition has since been upgraded to ‘serious but stable’.

The arrest of the three teenagers brings the total number of people arrested at this year’s carnival to 200.

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23 people were arrested for carrying knives, 31 for drugs offences and five for assaulting a police officer.

Police are now undertaking inquiries into where exactly the stabbing took place.

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX Shutterstock (5016771a).. A row of police officers stand guard at a street leading to the Notting Hill Carnival... Notting Hill Carnival, London, Britain - 31 August 2015.. ..
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