Employees Greek constabulary ΕΛ.ΑΣ intervened successful an incidental that occurred connected Saturday evening (25/4) successful Alexandroupoliwhere a man, who was intoxicated, threatened passers-by with a knife.
According to available information, a antheral was moving on the street with a ample knife, causing interest among people. Next to him was different idiosyncratic who accompanied him.
The incidental occurred adjacent a autobus stop adjacent Independence Park, a high-traffic country where children were contiguous astatine the time.
Police response
After receiving the signal, a constabulary patrol promptly arrived astatine the scene. When helium saw the constabulary officers, the antheral tried to endanger them, pointing a weapon successful their direction.
However, aft instrumentality enforcement officers brought their weapons to readiness, helium refused further absorption and surrendered.
Editorial comment
Such incidents are ever perceived much acutely when they hap successful nationalist places and successful the beingness of children.
The cardinal constituent present is absorption speed. In such situations, minutes count, and it is surgical involution that determines whether the menace will make into a existent tragedy.
Such cases seldom go a system, but each of them reminds however thin the enactment is betwixt an incidental and consequences.
That is why attraction to such situations remains high, careless of their outcome.
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