Dramatic news from the northern Italian city of Milan: In a knife attack on several people, the Spanish soccer star Pablo Mari (29) was stabbed in the Milanofiori di Assago shopping center on Thursday. According to information from the newspaper “La Repubblica”, the defender of the Serie A club AC Monza was taken to a clinic by helicopter. Accordingly, Mari was conscious.
A 46-year-old Italian was arrested by the police as a suspected perpetrator. The urgent suspect is said to have injured at least six people with a knife from a supermarket. Four of the injured are in serious condition, a cashier died on the way to the hospital. Mari is said to have been injured in the upper body, but is not in a life-threatening condition.
Mari is currently signed by Premier League club Arsenal F.C. loaned to Italy. Arsenal coach and compatriot Mikel Arteta (40) said on the sidelines of his team’s Europa League game in Eindhoven that there was contact with Mari’s relatives. He’s fine.
