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Teenager seriously injured in shooting near Birmingham mosque
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- Photograph: British News and Media/Alamy Live News View image in fullscreen Bowyer Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham on 1 July.
- A teenager has sustained “potentially life-threatening” gunshot wounds after a shooting near a mosque in Birmingham, police have said.
- Officers were called to reports of an incident on Bowyer Road, near St Saviours Road in the Alum Rock area, shortly before 5.30pm on Wednesday.
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Bowyer Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham on 1 July. Photograph: British News and Media/Alamy Live News View image in fullscreen Bowyer Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham on 1 July. Photograph: British News and Media/Alamy Live News Birmingham Teenager seriously injured in shooting near Birmingham mosque Boy, 16, in hospital with gunshot wounds after incident in Alum Rock area
Prefer the Guardian on Google. A teenager has sustained “potentially life-threatening” gunshot wounds after a shooting near a mosque in Birmingham, police have said.
Officers were called to reports of an incident on Bowyer Road, near St Saviours Road in the Alum Rock area, shortly before 5.30pm on Wednesday.
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