Milan, stabbing in brawl: 21-year-old arrested, police officer wounded

A brawl that broke out at Largo La Foppa led to the arrest of a young man who wounded a Local Police officer with a knife. Two other young men were reported.

Milan, stabbing in brawl: 21-year-old arrested, police officer wounded

Stabbing following brawl in central Milan

A brawl at Largo La Foppa, in central Milan, escalated into violence against law enforcement at 2.30 a.m. According to ansa.it, a group of young people started a brawl; one of them, a 21-year-old Italian, drew a kitchen knife and lunged at the officers who arrived to quell the disorder. During the struggle he wounded an officer in the hand, who was subsequently treated with four stitches.

The 21-year-old was arrested on charges of aggravated resistance, assault, unlawful possession of an edged weapon and brawl. Two other young Italian men, friends of the arrested youth, were detained and reported at liberty for brawl. The other participants in the brawl left before the patrol cars arrived. The operation was conducted on the instructions of the duty prosecutor.

Source: Google News IT — Crime (it)

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