One dead and Arsenal player Pablo Mari among several injured - Assago nr Milan

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Italy stabbing: One dead and Arsenal player Pablo Mari among several injured

Among those injured in the attack near Milan was Pablo Mari, a footballer on loan from Arsenal.

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One person has died and at least five others have been injured - some seriously - in a stabbing in a supermarket near the Italian city of Milan, police have said.
Local media reported that a 30-year-old supermarket cashier died after a man started attacking people in Assago.
Among the injured was Pablo Mari, a football player on loan from Arsenal.
A 46-year-old suspect has been detained. Police have ruled out any terrorist motive.

 

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'I was lucky' - Mari on Italy supermarket stabbing

Arsenal defender Pablo Mari says he is "lucky" as he prepares to undergo back surgery after being stabbed in a supermarket near Milan.

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"Today I was lucky, because I saw a person die in front of me," Mari, on loan at Monza, told Italian media.

Newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport said Spanish defender Mari, 29, had been walking around the supermarket with his wife and son when he was stabbed in the back.

Italian outlet Corriere della Sera reported that former Napoli player Massimo Tarantino was among those who immobilised and disarmed the attacker before police arrived.

"I'm not a hero. I didn't do anything special," 51-year-old Tarantino is quoted by the paper as saying.