LAST UPDATE | 27 Oct 2022
ONE PERSON HAS died and at least four others have been injured in a stabbing in a supermarket in Italy.
Reports from Italy say an employee of the supermarket died after a man attacked people in the town of Assago, near Milan.
A 46-year-old Italian, apparently suffering with psychological problems, was arrested immediately after the attack, according to the ANSA news agency.
Media reports said police had ruled out any terrorism link.
The man grabbed a knife from a shelf in a Carrefour supermarket in the mall and started randomly attacking people, with at least four people hurt, reports said.
A “young supermarket employee… unfortunately lost his life as a result of the injuries received,” said Attilio Fontana, president of the Lombardy region, which includes Milan.
But he added that the other people injured “fortunately do not seem to be in life-threatening danger”, in a post on social media.
Fontana thanked employees, customers and police who “intervened to stop the madman”, as well as the medical staff who helped the victims.
Pablo Marí, an Arsenal footballer who is currently on loan to Monza, is said to be among those injured.
Arsenal has since issued a statement: “We are all shocked to hear the dreadful news about the stabbing in Italy, which has put a number of people in hospital including our on-loan centre-back Pablo Marí.
“We have been in contact with Pablo’s agent who has told us he’s in hospital and is not seriously hurt.
Our thoughts are with Pablo Mari and the other victims of today's dreadful incident in Italy.
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) October 27, 2022
We have been in contact with Pablo’s agent who has told us he’s in hospital and is not seriously hurt.
“Our thoughts are with Pablo and the other victims of this dreadful incident.”
Mari previously played for Brazilian club Flamengo and in a tweet, the club has sent its “thoughts and prayers to our former player Pablo Marí”.
Sending our thoughts and prayers to our former player Pablo Marí. We wish him a speedy recovery.
— Flamengo (@Flamengo_en) October 27, 2022
With additional reporting from AFP
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