The attack

At about 07:00 on Wednesday, 21 October, an unidentified person approached a 29-year-old man who was riding a scooter on 28th October Street in Ampelokipoi, western Thessaloniki. According to the police's initial information, the stranger asked him to hand over the scooter. When the victim refused, the attacker wounded him with a sharp object.

Treatment and the search

The victim was taken injured to the Ippokrateio hospital, and police are investigating the incident. SKAI reported that the attacker stabbed him, while the police account refers only to a sharp object. SKAI also reported that the authorities had launched a manhunt, and another outlet, citing voria, said the attacker is still being sought.

What is known so far

The victim is described as a Syrian national in the police account and in SKAI's report. The attacker's identity has not been established in the reports reviewed, and no arrest has been reported. The early accounts agree on the time, the location and the motive of the demand for the scooter, but differ on how the victim was injured.