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From Iceland — Off-Duty Officer Attacked In Vestmannaeyjar

A police officer in his sixties was attacked at the Goslok Festival (also known as the Vestmannaeyjar Eruption Festival) in Vestmannaeyjar on Sunday, July 6, reports Vísir. According to the Chief of Vestmannaeyjar Police Stefán Jónsson, the attack was serious, and the officer was transported to the hospital. In conversation with Vísir, Stefán Jónsson said the condition of the injured officer is not yet known. It is clear that the attack was part…
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A police officer in his 60s was attacked during the volcano's end-of-season festival in the Westman Islands on Sunday night. The attack was serious, according to a police chief, and he was taken to hospital.

A police officer in his sixties was attacked in the Vestmannaeyjar Islands on Sunday night. The officer was off duty and was having fun at the Gosloka Festival, at Vigtartorg by the harbor. He has been discharged from hospital and his condition is being assessed. Vísir first reported. In an interview with the news agency, Stefán Jónsson, the chief police officer in the Vestmannaeyjar Islands, said that it is under investigation whether the attac…

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RÚV broke the news in on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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