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Boy, 15, arrested after teenager stabbed to death

A teenage boy has died after being stabbed following an altercation at a Melbourne shopping centre. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after another teenager was stabbed to death following an altercation at a Melbourne shopping centre.

Emergency services were called to an outdoor food court at Woodgrove Shopping Centre, in Melton West, at 11.50am on Tuesday.

Police at the scene of a fatal stabbing at Woodgrove Shopping Centre, in Melton west of Melbourne. (Con Chronis)

First responders attempted to provide CPR to the 16-year-old from Harkness, in Melbourne's outer west, but he died at the scene.

A Melton West boy was later arrested by police and will now be interviewed.

The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be determined and investigations remain ongoing.

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