Two tourists stabbed near Acropolis in rare Athens knife attack

The attacker, who police said appeared to be suffering from psychological problems, was detained at the scene. The two Greek American victims sustained injuries to the leg and arm.

Man stabs 2 tourists near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece

A man stabbed and injured two tourists Tuesday morning near the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece's top tourist attraction, police said.

Man stabs tourists near Greece’s Acropolis

A man stabbed and wounded two tourists Tuesday morning near the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece’s top tourist attraction, police said. The assailant attacked a man and a woman, both Greek Americans, with a knife on a pedestrian street near an entrance to the Acropolis itself and near the entrance to the Acropolis Museum, which lies at the foot of the Acropolis hill. The woman suffered light injuries to the leg, while the man was more seriously hurt with wounds to the arm, police said. The...

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Acropolis stabbing: Two tourists attacked at Greece’s busiest attraction

Two tourists have been stabbed near the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece's top tourist attraction.

By Rich Booth

Man stabs and wounds tourists near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece

Man stabs and wounds tourists near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece

Man attacks two tourists with knife near ancient Acropolis site in Greece

A 60-year-old man attacked two Greek-American tourists with a knife on Tuesday in the Acropolis area, near the archaeological site which hosts Greece’s famed ancient monuments, before being arrested by police. The two victims, a man and a woman aged 73 and 78 respectively, were offered medical aid and their injuries are not life-threatening, a […]

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By Rachel Cahill

“He tried to slash the woman, we heard screams”: Woman describes attack on Greek-American couple at the Acropolis

The two injured victims-the man more seriously-were taken to the Red Cross Hospital, while the 60-year-old attacker was arrested. An order had previously been issued for his confinement due to psychological problems The post “He tried to slash the woman, we heard screams”: Woman describes attack on Greek-American couple at the Acropolis appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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