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A man has died after being stabbed in Chinatown, in Melbourne's CBD, during the lunchtime rush.
Paramedics said the man, who was stabbed in the upper body, was near the corner of Little Bourke and Swanston Streets about 12:40pm (AEDT) on Wednesday.
He was rushed to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition but died a short time later.
Police said the stabbing took place during an altercation outside the Golden Square carpark.
Detective Senior Sergeant Steve McIntyre said a man was arrested at the scene.
"We understand the two Chinese men were known to one another," he said.
"At some stage between them leaving the one of the restaurants here and attending the carpark, a knife has been produced and one of the men has been stabbed."
Detective Senior Sergeant McIntyre said it was too early to say what triggered the altercation.
But he said the man in custody was assisting police with their enquiries.
Police recovered a weapon believed to have been used in the incident at the scene.
A post-mortem will be conducted to confirm the cause of death, but the victim is believed to have suffered multiple stab wounds.
"There have been witnesses who have seen the men arguing. We're speaking to those people at this point in time," Detective Senior Sergeant McIntyre said.
"There's also a fair amount of CCTV in the area. We're hoping to secure that now."
Police took statements from staff in nearby restaurants and one waiter said a customer told him he saw a man bleeding from the arm.
Up to 100 people crammed around the police tape wanting to know what was going on but most had arrived on the scene after the incident.
Detective Senior Sergeant McIntyre said he was disturbed by the public nature of the incident.
"It is a very public location and is going to be very disturbing to the people who witnessed it," he said.
"We're still appealing for anyone who may have seen this incident to come forward and contact Crime Stoppers."
Topics: assault, police, melbourne-3000
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