Knife attack at Mandras police station: 31-year-old stormed in shouting "shoot me"
An unknown man stormed into Mandras Police Station with a knife on Friday, sustaining a police officer with minor injuries. Eyewitnesses describe how the 31-year-old broke down the door and chased the officers.
Knife attack at Mandras Police Station — eyewitnesses speak
According to Proto Thema, a violent incident took place on Friday afternoon, 4 September, at Mandras Police Station, when a 31-year-old man stormed into the building wielding a knife as a threat.
The perpetrator shouted at the officers "shoot me" and approached them with the knife in hand. A woman who was at the station to obtain an identity document told Proto Thema: "He broke down the door because the police officer was holding it shut with pressure to keep him out".
The officers initially attempted to persuade the man to drop the knife and comply with their instructions. The 31-year-old did not respond to their orders and began moving threateningly towards them, chasing them inside the building.
During the incident, a glass door was broken, and one police officer sustained minor injuries.
Source: Proto Thema