Police Arrest Man Who Wounded 3 People With a Knife in Prague

Czech police said they arrested a man who wounded a motorcyclist in the neck with a knife in the capital. Two other people were injured.

The attack took place at a gas station on Argentinska street (Prague 7) at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Police said the 52-year-old suspect’s motive wasn’t immediately clear but they ruled out terrorism.

Police said the suspect, a local citizen who was drunk, had a conflict with a total of six people.

Prague’s rescue service said the motorcyclist was taken to a hospital for further treatment but added that his neck injury wasn’t serious. Two other people were slightly injured and didn’t need hospitalization.

Aktuálně řešíme případ napadení šesti lidí v Praze 7 na Argentinské ulici. Dva zraněné po útoku nožem si převzala do péče @zzshmp

Motiv zjišťujeme a na místě policisté zadrželi dvaapadesátiletého útočníka. #policiepha pic.twitter.com/NZKutp1jAF

— Policie ČR (@PolicieCZ) June 19, 2024

Jana Poštová, a spokesperson for the Prague Emergency Medical Service, told the Czech News Agency that the man in their care had sustained cut injuries to his upper body, was not in life-threatening condition and was taken to hospital in a stable condition.

Two other people sustained superficial injuries and paramedics treated them on the spot and their transport to the hospital was not necessary.

Prague police spokesman Jan Rybanský told Seznam Zpravy that the man was under the influence of alcohol. He had about 1.7 milliliters of alcohol.

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