Police are searching for two male suspects after two young men were stabbed just minutes apart.

The attacks happened around 1 p.m. in the Clinton and Harbord streets-area. Police say one man was stabbed in the back. Another man was stabbed in the chest.

Toronto paramedics say both victims were raced to a trauma centre with possibly life-threatening injuries. Both suffered a serious stab wound.

Police cordon off the scene of one of the two stabbings on Harbord Street. ( Robert Krbavac/CBC)

Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook says both suspects were present during each stabbing. The suspects were seen fleeing on foot after the attack.

Update: Units are OS still searching the area. It appears that the stabbings were not random. However the 2 suspects are still outstanding. If seen please keep your distance and call police. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GO655201?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GO655201</a>^adc —@TPSOperations

Douglas-Cook says anyone who sees the men should keep their distance and call police.

Police initially said the attack may be random and the work of one suspect, but now aren't ruling out the possibility this was a targeted attack.