5 stabbed in supermarket attack in Italy, one killed

Emergency personnel attend to a scene of an attack in Milan, Italy, Thursday Oct. 27, 2022. A man armed with a knife stabbed five people inside a shopping center south of Milan on Thursday. (LaPresse via AP) LaPresse

By The Associated Press

Posted October 27, 2022 3:35 pm.

Last Updated October 27, 2022 3:47 pm.

MILAN (AP) — A man armed with a knife stabbed five people Thursday inside a shopping center south of the Italian city of Milan, killing one person, Italian media reported.

Police arrested a 46-year-old Italian man suspected in the attack, the news agency LaPresse reported.

A supermarket employee died en route to the hospital, according to the ANSA news agency. The wounded included a Spanish soccer player, Pablo Mari, who is on loan to the Serie A club Monza from Arsenal, Lapresse reported.

The motive for the attacks was unknown. Italian authorities said there were no elements to suggest terrorism, LaPresse reported.

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