Teens on the run after a series of shocking attacks
Police are hunting for a pair of teenagers who were allegedly involved in two serious attacks overnight.
Victorian Police are currently investigating a series of assaults by the two boys in Melbourne 's south-eastern suburbs which began at 5pm on Friday evening.
A 70-year-old man was first allegedly assaulted by the pair in a chemist at a Keysborough shopping centre in Dandenong North.
The elderly man had attempted to stop the boys from leaving the store with items which he suspected they were trying to steal.
Following the assault the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Just hours later a 16-year-old boy was allegedly attacked by the teenagers while waiting for a bus in Dingley Village at 7pm.
The victim was approached and stabbed in what police called an unprovoked attack.
As he attempted to flee, the two teens continued their assault, police said.
The 16-year-old was also taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Police are now on the lookout for the two teens responsible for the attacks.
They fled the scene after assaulting their second victim and detectives have dispatched dog squads to aid local police in their hunt.
The boys have yet to be located and an investigation into the assaults has been launched by the local Dandenong and Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit.
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