Man stabs tourists near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece - AP News
A 60-year-old man stabbed two tourists near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The victims were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and the attacker was detained by police.
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This incident highlights safety concerns at major global tourist landmarks and the ongoing challenges of managing public security in high-traffic historical sites.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A man stabbed and wounded two tourists Tuesday morning near the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece’s top tourist attraction, police said, in what appeared to be a random attack.
The assailant, identified only as a 60-year-old Greek man, attacked a Greek American couple with a knife on a pedestrian street near an entrance to the archaeological site and near the entrance to the Acropolis Museum, which lies at the foot of the Acropolis hill.
The 53-year-old male victim suffered a serious wound to his arm which required a tourniquet to be applied, while the 48-year-old woman was more lightly wounded in the leg, police said. Both were transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital. Neither of their injuries was reported to be life-threatening.
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