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Dubai murder

11-year-old Emirati boy stabbed to death in gang fight…

An 11-year-old Emirati boy was stabbed to death after being caught up in a teenage gang fight in Dubai, the National reports on Sunday.

The boy, identified as HM, was reported to have been stabbed 11 times during a fight in Al Rashidiya on Thursday night.

He sustained injuries to his chest and back and was rushed to hospital by an officer at the scene, but he died on the way, the paper reports.

Dubai Police believe a fight broke out between two teenage gangs who had been racing each other in 4x4s.

Officers discovered a knife they think was used in the attack in an alleyway, the paper reported.

A full investigation is currently underway.