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Three teenagers have been arrested after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in a street attack.
He was pronounced dead in Caledonian Road, Islington, north London, after police were called at about 19:00 GMT on Tuesday.
Two male suspects, aged 16 and 17, were arrested on suspicion of murder close to the scene, Scotland Yard said. An 18-year-old was later arrested at an address in Islington.
All three remain in custody.
The stabbing happened just over a mile away (about 1.6km) from The Emirates stadium where Arsenal played Cardiff City on Tuesday evening.
Supporters were told to avoid Caledonian Road after the football match.
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Formal identification has yet to take place but the Met Police said officers were "confident they know the identity of the deceased".
A post-mortem examination was due to be held, the force added.
Officers put in place a Section 60 stop and search order, which allowed police to search anyone in a given area until 03:00 on Wednesday.
That area covered much of Islington, Clerkenwell, Finsbury Park and Bloomsbury.
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