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Man dies after being stabbed outside mosque

ShareSaveAndy GiddingsWest MidlandsShareSaveBBCWest Midlands Police said it was called to reports of a disturbance outside the mosque on Oldbury Road on SmethwickAn 18-year-old has died after being stabbed outside a mosque.

West Midlands Police said a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old were also taken to hospital after violence outside the building on Oldbury Road in Smethwick just before 21:00 GMT on Friday.

The force said a murder investigation was under way.

It also said the incident was not being treated as religiously or racially aggravated.

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