ATHENS, Greece — A person stabbed and injured two vacationers Tuesday morning close to the traditional Acropolis in Athens, Greece’s high vacationer attraction, police mentioned.
The assailant attacked a person and a girl, each Greek Individuals, with a knife close to the doorway of the Acropolis Museum, which lies on the foot of the Acropolis hill. The girl suffered gentle accidents to the leg, whereas the person was extra significantly damage with wounds to the arm, police mentioned.
The attacker was detained, whereas the 2 victims have been transported to hospital by ambulance, authorities mentioned. The identification of the attacker was not instantly clear, however police mentioned he appeared to have been affected by psychological issues.
Such assaults are uncommon in Greece.
The Acropolis hill in Athens hosts the almost 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple in addition to different monuments, and attracts tens of millions of vacationers. Final yr, about 4.6 million individuals visited the positioning.
