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Three Men Stabbed in Bronx Within 30 Minutes

By  Ben Fractenberg and Leslie Albrecht | August 21, 2012 6:42pm | Updated on August 21, 2012 7:24pm

A man was stabbed in The Bronx on Aug. 21, 2012, at the corner of Grand Concourse and East 199th Street.
A man was stabbed in The Bronx on Aug. 21, 2012, at the corner of Grand Concourse and East 199th Street.
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THE BRONX — Three men were stabbed within 30 minutes in two separate incidents in The Bronx on Tuesday evening, police and fire officials said.

The first stabbing, at 5:04 p.m., injured two men near East 209th Street and Perry Avenue, the FDNY said.  One of the victims was stabbed in the back, police said.

The second stabbing injured one 20 year-old man at Grand Concourse and East 199th Street at 5:28 p.m., police said. The stabbing, which happened during a fight, left the victim with a slashed face and a stab wound to his chest, police said.

All three victims were rushed by ambulance to St. Barnabas Hospital, the FDNY said. The extent of their injuries wasn't immediately available.