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19 quizzed after mass gang brawl: "Detectives are questioning 19 teenagers after three victims were stabbed during mass gang fights at one of London's best-known landmarks.
Eyewitnesses said young men clashed violently on the pedestrianised area around Nelson's Column and on nearby roads.
Dozens of police raced to the square and arrested 19 people, the youngest of whom was 14. The three injured teenagers - one 18-year-old and two aged 19 - were taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
The fighting is believed to have involved rival gangs of Albanian Kosovans from several parts of the capital. The fighting took place on the third anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia.
A Met spokesman said the fighting broke out at around 4pm and the stabbings took place over the next 90 minutes.
Investigators have seized footage from several CCTV and traffic cameras that cover the area around the square. Superintendent Simon Ovens said: 'This appears to have been a spontaneous incident and our officers were on scene extremely quickly, resulting in 19 people currently being held in custody."
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