A man wounds four people in a stabbing rampage before being stopped by bystanders, who brought him to the ground in a New Zealand neighbourhood, police say.
A man has wounded four people in a stabbing rampage before being stopped by bystanders, who brought him to the ground in an Auckland neighbourhood, New Zealand police said.The attack lasted less than 10 minutes before the suspect was stopped by bystandersPolice District Commander Naila Hassan said the attack in Auckland on Thursday was random and the suspect was in custody.
"This was an extremely fast-moving incident, where our police staff responded quickly, apprehended the offender and prevented further harm to our communities," Commander Hassan said.People in the neighbourhood began following and surrounding the man after he began his attack and one brought him down using a walking crutch, Commander Hassan said.She said the man had been carrying a large knife and suffered moderate injuries when he was apprehended, and had been hospitalised as a result.
Last September, a Muslim extremist inspired by the Islamic State group stabbed five people in an Auckland supermarket before police shot and killed him. Three of those he stabbed were critically injured and two other people were also injured in the melee, but all survived.
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