Shocked eyewitness watch teenager repeatedly stabbed in 'massive, horrible' attack in posh west London street

A huge police operation is underway in King's Road, Chelsea, where the teenager suffered serious injuries.

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He was rushed to hospital, where he is being operated on.

The attack has been described as a "massive, horrible incident" by a horrified passerby, and pictures from the scene show the landmark road cordoned off by police.

It happened shortly after 7.30pm.

A police spokesman told Mirror Online: "Police were called on Tuesday, 10 October at 7.34pm to a report of a stabbing in Kings Road, Chelsea.

"Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service and found a 16-year-old boy with stab injuries.

"He has been taken to a central London hospital. We await an update on his condition."

No arrests have yet been made.

A Twitter post, accompanied by images from the scene, said: "Omg. There has been a massive, horrible incident in Chelsea down the kingsrd Violence related. Outside flat."