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Witnesses told today how a teenager was stabbed in front of his mother in a busy east London market.

The incident took place outside a fried chicken shop in Hoxton Market at 12.50pm yesterday.

Emergency services arrived at the scene to find a 17-year-old boy who had suffered stab wounds.

He was rushed to hospital where his condition was today said to be stable.

Police said they had made three arrests and the area was cordoned off while forensic officers looked for evidence.

Eyewitnesses said the street was full of shoppers and schoolchildren when the attack took place.

Eamon Murtagh wrote on Twitter: “Oh London... Just saw some poor kid stabbed in Hoxton Market. Police and ambulance there quick... Poor kid was about 18. There were loads of people around too - like around 20 kids all just hanging out for lunch.”

Another witness wrote: “There’s been a stabbing down Hoxton, and apparently it was in front of the teenager’s mum. Disgusting.”

The stabbing took place outside the Hoxton Chicken and Pizza Shop where 16-year-old Agnes Sina-Inakoju was shot dead in 2010.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “At 12.50pm yesterday we were called to reports a male was stabbed in Hoxton Street, with the junction with Falkirk Street.

“He is stable and his injuries are non life threatening. There has been three arrests.”