Two 15-year-old boys were stabbed within a few streets of each other today.

Police were called to Chingford Mount Road at 4.14pm to reports of an injured male.

At the scene a 15-year-old boy was found suffering from a stab wound to the chest.

A second boy, also 15, was found a short distance away in Ainslie Wood Road, E4. He was also suffering from a stab wound to his upper body.

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Ainslie Wood Road. Photo: Google

Both injured boys were taken to east London hospitals by London Ambulance Service.

Police are waiting for an update on their conditions.

No arrests have been made. The streets were cordoned off and crime scenes remain in place.

Anyone with information should call police on 101 quoting CAD5100/28May or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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