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Pair Stabbed and Slashed in Internet Cafe, Police Say

May 9, 2016 9:39am | Updated May 9, 2016 9:39am
They were wounded in a possible gambling dispute, police said.
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DNAinfo/Trevor Kapp

CHINATOWN — A pair of young men were stabbed and slashed in a possible gambling dispute at an Internet cafe Sunday night, police said.

The duo, 18 and 20, were in 39 Eldridge St., near Canal Street, about 11:15 p.m. when they got into a fight with third man, an NYPD spokesman said.

One man was stabbed and the other was slashed, police said.

They were listed in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital, police said.

Investigators believe the fight might have stemmed from gambling, NYPD officials said.

There were no immediate arrests, police said.

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