A teenager was stabbed in the street in what was described as a “targeted attack”.

Merseyside Police said the 15-year-old was attacked and suffered an arm injury on Mersey Bank Road in the New Ferry area of ​​Wirral at around 12.25pm ​​on Saturday.

Police added that two men dressed all in black and wearing balaclavas were seen riding away from the injured teenager on electric bikes.

Det Insp Paula Jones said police had increased patrols in the area to “reassure communities” as they investigated the stabbing.

Extra stop and search powers were issued around New Ferry following the attack, but they expired at 04:00 GMT on Sunday.

A police spokesman said the boy was stabbed twice in the arm but was in a stable condition.

Police asked anyone with information about the incident to contact them.

“If you want to help us stop our young people falling victim to knife crime, give us information and we’ll do the rest,” Det Insp Jones said.

“Knife crime has absolutely no place on the streets of Wirral or anywhere on Merseyside.”