A MAN was taken to hospital after a fight involving a knife broke out near a city shopping centre. 

The fight happened close to Templars Square in Cowley at about 4pm yesterday, but police only released details of the incident today.

A 20-year-old man from London and a 16-year-old boy from Oxford were arrested on suspicion of affray and have been released on bail until January 11.

Four or five men were involved in the dispute near the shopping centre in Between Towns Road.

The fight is believed to have involved at least one knife and a 20-year-old man was taken to hospital with a minor wound to his back.

Thames Valley Police say the men involved were described as black and Asian. 

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