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The Acropolis-area tourist stabbing

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DevelopingNext check : Updates on the victims’ recovery and the suspect’s related criminal proceedings.

Where it stands

Two Greek-American tourists were stabbed near the Acropolis on July 21; both were reported in stable condition, and police arrested the suspect at the scene. No later report updates their recovery or the suspect’s criminal proceedings, so both remain open.

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    1. Update 1Two Stabbed Near the Acropolis in Athens as Greece's Summer Tourism Hits Its Stride

    The story so far

    1. Update 1

      Two Stabbed Near the Acropolis in Athens as Greece's Summer Tourism Hits Its Stride

      A 60-year-old Greek man attacked a Greek-American couple on a busy pedestrian street by the ancient site on Tuesday morning. The victims survived. The reporting on their ages and their wounds does not.

      Still open after this report

      • No verified motive beyond the psychological frame police have set; no verbatim police quote; no agreement among outlets on the victims' ages or on which body part was more seriously wounded.
      • Whether the pre-existing confinement order had been complied with, and what triggered the morning outburst.

    History

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    Who's involved

    Places

    • Acropolis MuseumDionysiou Areopagitou 15, Athina 117 42, Greece1 report
    • Acropolis of AthensAthens 105 58, Greece1 report
    • General Hospital of Athens Korgialeneio - Benakeio Hellenic Red CrossΑθανασάκη 2 ΤΚ, Athina 115 26, Greece1 report

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