Police say a man has stabbed two tourists near the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece
Police said the suspect appeared to have psychological problems and the site stayed open after the attack, which left both tourists hospitalized.
- On Tuesday, a man stabbed two American tourists near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, before Athens Police Department officers detained him at the scene.
- Last year, about 4.6 million people visited the Acropolis hill in Athens, which hosts the nearly 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple and serves as a UNESCO World Heritage landmark.
- Authorities said the assailant attacked two Greek Americans near the Acropolis Museum entrance; the suspect, appearing to have psychiatric issues, remains in custody.
- Emergency services transported both victims to Red Cross Hospital, where the male sustained severe arm injuries and the female suffered a leg wound.
- Meanwhile, the British Foreign Office issued updated travel advice this month for Greece; the FCDO noted 'several attacks' involving weapons, though Authorities have not linked this incident to those warnings.
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Two American tourists hospitalized in stabbing attack near Greece’s Acropolis
Greek police say that a man stabbed two American tourists in front of the entrance of the Acropolis in Athens, sending the couple to the hospital with injuries. NBC News’ Claudio Lavanga reports the man was arrested after police intervened.
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Today, a reportedly deranged man with a knife turned a cinematic visit to the Athens Acropolis into a bloody trip to the emergency room for two US tourists. The post Two American Tourists Stabbed by Deranged Man While Visiting Acropolis in Athens, Greece appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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2 Americans stabbed outside the Acropolis in Greece
Atop the Acropolis ancient hill with Parthenon temple during a heat wave on July 20, 2023 in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images) (ATHENS, Greece) — Two Greek-American tourists were rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning after they were stabbed outside the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The incident occurred at approximately 8:05 a.m., just after the Acropolis Museum’s opening, police said. Prior to the incident, an individual br…
A knife-wielding man attacked two tourists near the Acropolis in Athens, one of Greece's most visited tourist attractions. Police have arrested the suspect, who is believed to have mental health problems.
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