Woman stabs four Germans in Sofia city center

Sofia (Bulgaria) – A woman attacked four people with a knife in the center of Sofia on Thursday evening. According to the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, all of the victims were German. The background to the attacks at two crime scenes is currently unclear.

The first attack occurred at around 7:30 p.m. at the Vasil Levski Stadium metro station in the area of ​​Dragan Tsankov Boulevards. Initially it was said that a woman and a man had been stabbed in the head, among other things. However, as the Pirogov University Hospital in Sofia later announced, they were two German men (63, 65). Both had to undergo surgery and are currently out of danger.

After 15 minutes the second knife attack

Only about 15 minutes later came the next attack, this time at a bus stop on Cherni Vrah Boulevard. Two women (26, 30), also German, passed through here Knife stabs injured. They were also taken to the hospital. A Bulgarian news agency speaks of injuries to the hands.

A suspect was arrested. The police von Sofia is investigating the identity and motive of the alleged perpetrator.