Atletico Madrid fan in critical condition after being stabbed thrice near stadium
Madrid: A 22-year-old man was rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being stabbed near Atletico Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano stadium before a King’s Cup game between Atletico and Sevilla on Wednesday, emergency services said.
Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported that the male was wearing a shirt saying “Frente Atletico”, the Madrid side’s notorious “ultra” group of supporters, and was stabbed during a fight outside the Las Musas metro station.
“Civil Protection has stabilised and taken a 22-year-old male in a serious condition to the La Paz hospital after he sustained three stabbed wounds, in the thigh, arm and back,” Madrid’s emergency services said on Twitter.
.@SAMUR_PC estabiliza y traslada grave a La Paz a varón de 22 años con tres heridas de arma blanca en muslo, brazo y espalda. Ha ocurrido en Avda de Niza. Ha sido atendido de inmediato por efectivos de @SAMUR_PC presentes en el preventivo del Wanda Metropolitano. pic.twitter.com/3KDAETZoPE
— Emergencias Madrid (@EmergenciasMad) January 17, 2018
“The events occurred on Avenida de Niza. The male was attended to immediately by Civil Protection officers present in the vicinity of the Wanda Metropolitano.”
Police said the 22-year-old man was attacked near a subway station where fans arrive for matches at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.
Madrid health officials said he was stabbed in the leg, arm and back. No other details about his injuries were made available. Police said the incident was under investigation but they believed the confrontation took place among Atletico fans.
