"Rampage with knives displayed on shelves"... 5 injured including Serie A player in weapon rampage at Italian supermarket
No apparent link to terrorism... Suspect believed to have mental illness
Among victims is Spanish defender Pablo Mari
A man stabbed customers around him with a weapon displayed on a shelf at a supermarket in Italy, resulting in one death and four injuries. Photo by AFP Yonhap News Agency
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Bang Je-il] A stabbing rampage occurred at a large supermarket in a northern Italian city, injuring four people including a Serie A football player, and resulting in one death.
AP and Reuters reported on the 27th (local time), citing local Italian police, that a 46-year-old man grabbed a knife displayed on a shelf at the Carrefour store in a shopping center in Asiago, south of Milan, and indiscriminately stabbed nearby customers. Among the five victims, one died while being transported to the hospital, and the other four are receiving treatment.
Witnesses at the scene described the situation to ANSA news agency, saying, "People were startled and ran out of the supermarket, and the staff hurriedly lowered the shutters."
The suspect was arrested at the scene by police who responded after the store reported the incident. The police have not identified any specific motive so far and have ruled out any terrorist connection. The suspect, arrested immediately after the crime, is known to suffer from a mental illness.
Among the injured is Pablo Mari (28), a Spanish defender who belongs to England's Premier League (EPL) club Arsenal and is currently on loan to the Italian Serie A club Monza. Adriano Galliani, chairman of Monza, stated, "Mari sustained a fairly deep wound on his back, but fortunately, vital organs such as his lungs were not injured," and added, "We hope he recovers quickly."
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Arsenal also announced on their official website, "Mari is recovering in the hospital," and "Everyone who heard the news of the stabbing rampage in Italy, which hospitalized several people including Mari who is out on loan, was shocked." They continued, "We are in contact with Mari's agent and consider ourselves victims of this terrible incident."
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