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Special police powers will be in place in Handsworth Wood overnight after a man was tragically stabbed to death in the area.

Yassin Alama, 19, was fatally stabbed in Hutton Road at around 5.20pm yesterday, November 16.

Detectives are now desperately trying to track down 17-year-old murder suspect Oumar Traore who remains at large.

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Police made a number of attempts, which have so far proven unsuccessful, to arrest Traore in the hours after yesterday's tragedy.

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Section 60 police powers will be in place in Handsworth Wood, and surrounding areas, from now until 7am tomorrow.

The powers allow officers to stop and search people without the need to have 'reasonable grounds'

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