A 25-year-old man has died after being stabbed in the abdomen outside the Southampton Rangers Sports Club this morning, according to police.

The incident took place following a fight between a group of males in the street shortly after midnight, a Bermuda Police Service spokesman said.

The man was rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and police have cordoned off the area.

An investigation into the incident is now under way.

Police are calling on anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident and may have witnessed anything to contact them on 295-0011.

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