A TEENAGE boy has been stabbed near a high school in the South Side of Glasgow.

The incident happened this afternoon in Shawlands, close to both Shawlands Academy and Shawlands Primary School.

Police said the 13-year-old victim has been rushed to hospital and the extent of his injuries are not known.

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A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Police were called to a report of a teenager having been stabbed during a disturbance on Kilmarnock Road, close to Skirving Street, this afternoon at 1.30pm.

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"He was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where the extent of his injuries are not known.

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"No other people were involved in the incident.

"A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection with the incident.

"Enquiries are ongoing."

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokeswoman added: "We received a call at 1.34pm today to attend an incident on Kilmarnock Road in Glasgow.

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“We dispatched one ambulance and our paramedic response unit to the incident and one male patient was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He is not critical.

“The first unit arrived on scene within two minutes.”

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