In a shocking incident, a man who grabbed a knife from a supermarket shelf stabbed five people on Thursday. One person was killed and five others including Arsenal player Pablo Mari were injured in the incident. According to reports, the incident occurred inside a shopping centre in Milan, Italy.
A 46-year-old Italian man, the suspect in the attack was arrested by the police, the news agency LaPresse reported.
A supermarket employee died en route to the hospital, according to the ANSA news agency, which said three other victims were in serious condition.
Reports say that the attacker was mentally unstable.
Meanwhile, Italian authorities ruled out links to terrorism.
The Spanish soccer player, Pablo Mari, who is on loan to the Serie A club Monza from Arsenal, was rushed to the hospital immediately after the incident. In a statement, Arsenal said that Mari was at the hospital but was not seriously hurt.
Monza club CEO Adrian Galliano wished the soccer player a speedy recovery in a message posted on Twitter.
Dear Pablo, we are all close to your and to your family, we love you, continue to fight as you know how, you are a warrior and will heal quickly,? Galliano said.
Witnesses told ANSA they saw people fleeing the supermarket in shock, and as the gravity of the situation became clear, shop workers pulled down the store's shutters.
The Carrefour supermarket chain said that police and ambulance crews responded immediately to calls alerting them about the attack.
The chain expressed its sympathies to employees and clients affected by the attack and said it was offering them psychological support.
(With inputs from PTI)
