A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in west Belfast last night.

Police have made an appeal for information about the incident in the Suffolk Glen area at around 9.20pm.

Officers attended the scene, where a number of people were fighting in the street.

A PSNI spokesperson said: “Officers from the Armed Response Unit (ARU) also subsequently attended, along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, after it was discovered that a man had been stabbed.

“The man, aged in his 20s, was taken on to hospital to receive treatment to his injuries, which are not believed to be life-threatening.

“He remains in a stable condition.

“A 17-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in police custody at this time.”

Separately, police continue to question a 34-year-old man over an attempted murder in Lurgan, Co Armagh yesterday afternoon.

While a man and a woman arrested in connection with another attempted murder in the Woodhill area of Newry yesterday have been released on bail to allow for further police enquiries.