Two stabbed at Giants' Procession in Borgerhout, one between life and death
Two youths aged 17 and 18 were stabbed on Saturday on the margins of the Giants' Procession in Borgerhout. The attacker remains at large.
Knife attack on the margins of a folk festival in Borgerhout
Two people were wounded with a knife on Saturday during the Giants' Procession in Borgerhout, Antwerp, according to DHnet. The victims, aged 17 and 18, were transported to Cadiz clinics in Antwerp. The 18-year-old is in a critical condition, between life and death; his companion has sustained less serious injuries.
The perpetrator fled immediately after the incident. The local police zone indicates that he is still being sought. The motives and exact circumstances of the attack have not yet been established.
The incident occurred on the margins of the Giants' Procession, a local folk event held annually in the Borgerhout neighbourhood.
Source: DHnet