A Somali refugee has been arrested after stabbing and slashing four woman and six-year-old boy in the picturesque Italian town of Rimini on Saturday night, ANSA news agency reported on Sunday.
Interior minister Luciana Lamorgese called the incident which took place in the touristic, quiet village “extremely serious”.
The African asylum seeker first wounded two women ticket controllers on a bus with a knife and then, three other people, including the child after fleeing the scene of his first attack.
The attack has led to growing calls from Italian public and political leaders such as Matteo Salvini, leader the Lega party, for stricter immigration controls.
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