Machetes fly in teen brawl outside Sydney school

Machetes, knives and sticks were used in a brawl near a southern Sydney high school yesterday in which four teenagers were stabbed, one seriously.

As many as 30 people, including students and a group of outside youths, were involved in the mass lunchtime brawl near Kingsgrove North High School.

A 17-year-old suffered multiple stab wounds and was admitted to hospital in a critical condition. Three other youths were in a stable condition and four others were taken into custody. Police were questioning a further 10 to 12.

One student said the attack occurred between a group of Asian youths and a teenager of Pacific Island appearance.