Man arrested after tourists stabbed near the Acropolis
Police detained a 60-year-old man after two Greek-American visitors were wounded in Athens, Al Jazeera reported.
By Lucas Ferreira · Science & Environment Writer
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Police in Athens arrested a 60-year-old man on Tuesday after he allegedly stabbed two Greek-American tourists near the Acropolis, Al Jazeera reported. The attack left one victim with serious arm injuries and another with a leg wound.
According to Al Jazeera, the injured tourists were a man and a woman. The man sustained the more serious injury, while the woman was wounded in the leg.
Both victims were expected to survive, Al Jazeera reported.
The arrest took place near one of Greece’s busiest tourist areas, the ancient Acropolis site in the capital. Al Jazeera did not report the names of the victims or the arrested man.
Police described the case as an alleged stabbing, according to Al Jazeera. No motive was reported.
This story draws on original reporting from Al Jazeera.