A teenage boy remains in hospital after being stabbed at a tram stop in Droylsden.
He was knifed following an altercation between a group of teenagers, police have said.
It happened at the Edge Lane Metrolink stop at around 8pm on Saturday night (6 February).
A 13-year-old boy received two stab wounds to the chest and was taken to hospital, where he remains in a stable condition.
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of assault and remains in custody for questioning, Greater Manchester Police added.
A GMP spokesperson told the Reporter: "Shortly after 8pm on Saturday 6 February 2021, police were called by the ambulance service to a report that a boy had been stabbed at the Edge Lane Metrolink Stop, Droylsden.
"Officers attended and enquiries established that a 13-year-old boy had been stabbed following an altercation between a group of teenagers.
"The boy was taken to hospital with two stab wounds to the chest where he remains in a stable condition.
"A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of assault. He remains in custody for questioning."
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