Social media report of knife attacker in Perth was 'fake news' say police

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Police were called to false reports of a knife attack in the railway tunnels at the South Inch.
Police called to false reports of a teen knife attacker in Perth are warning people to beware reposting unverified information online.
On Saturday 9 January a report of a teenage boy wielding a knife and “attacking random people” near the South Inch was shared widely on a number of social media platforms, including Facebook and Snapchat.
The incident was said to have taken place at railway tunnels between the South Inch and Glenearn Road, and the post was labelled “boy running about Craigie with a knife, watch out he’s attacking random people”.

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