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Tourists stabbed near famed Acropolis in Athens, Greece
CBS News • • world
Key Points:
- A man stabbed two Greek American tourists near the entrance of the Acropolis Museum in Athens, causing light injuries to a woman and more serious wounds to a man.
- The attacker was detained by police and appeared to be suffering from psychological problems, with no immediate identification released.
- The incident did not result in the closure of the Acropolis site, which continued to operate normally.
- Greek media reported the assailant had been randomly threatening passers-by with a knife before being stopped by police following a public alert.
- Violent street attacks are uncommon in Greece, with the Acropolis attracting millions of tourists annually, including about 4.6 million visitors last year.
