Man seriously injured after knife attack

Man seriously injured after knife attack
full screen A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

A man in his 40s has been seriously injured in connection with a suspected knife attack in the Kortedala district of Gothenburg.

– The plaintiff was seriously injured, but is speaking. He has been taken to hospital, says Hans-Jörgen Ostler, press spokesperson at the police.

The police are classifying the case as suspected attempted murder. By 2 p.m. no one had been arrested for the incident.

– Right now we are working on securing the site and collecting technical evidence, says Hans-Jörgen Ostler.

– I cannot make any major statements about what happened until we are sure of what lies ahead.

The alarm came in to the police just after 1pm on Sunday.

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