A known criminal yelling Islamic slogans was arrested for stabbing a young girl in an unprovoked attack in Sweden this week, according to reports.
The horrifying incident unfolded on Thursday afternoon in the culturally-enriched city of Gothenburg.
Police were called to Brunnsparken, a square in the city center, where they found a 10-year-old girl suffering from serious wounds to her abdomen and “large pools of blood” on the ground, Götesborgs-Posten reports.
A 35-year-old male of “Arab appearance” who reportedly yelled “Allah akbar” before the stabbing was detained by Good Samaritans and taken into custody by authorities.
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“The child was bleeding from the stomach, according to reports from the scene,” police spokesman Thomas Fuxborg told Swedish media.
“Passing-by youths are said to have brought the perpetrator to the ground, before guards and security guards also intervened. Then there was also an off-duty police officer who intervened.”
The victim’s 65-year-old grandmother was also injured when she tried to protect the child.
“According to several witnesses I spoke to, the suspect shouted allahu akbar before attacking the girl in [Gothenburg]. However, not confirmed by the police,” reported Swedish independent journalist Joakim Lamotte.