The father of Spanish footballer Lamine Yamal, Mounir Nasraoui, was stabbed in a car park near Barcelona and taken to hospital. Suspects have been arrested.
Mounir Nasraoui, the father of Catalan footballer Lamine Yamal, was stabbed on Wednesday 14 August in a car park near Barcelona and taken to hospital, a landmark The Figaro according to information from The VanguardThe Mossos d’Esquadra – the municipal police – have already made arrests.
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The circumstances of the incident are still unclear. According to local media, the events occurred in the afternoon in Mataró, 35 kilometers north of Barcelona, explains Relief. In the Rocafonda neighborhood where the attacker grew up, Mounir Nasraoui was walking his dog when he was allegedly accosted, before being targeted by a jet of water from a balcony. A fight allegedly ensued, which ended with a knife attack injuring him in the back. Taken to hospital, Mounir Nasraoui’s condition is said to be stable according to doctors.
Mounir Nasraoui, father of Barcelona and Spanish national team player Lamine Yamal, was stabbed in a parking lot in Mataró, Spain.
He was transferred to the Can Ruti hospital in Badalona. pic.twitter.com/FvoFW41U9C
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Suspects arrested
Questioned by the municipal police, witnesses of the scene were able to describe the alleged perpetrators of the attack. These were identified by the authorities, who proceeded to arrest three people, reveals COPEone of the country’s leading radio stations. Police are still searching for a fourth individual, who may also be involved.