Two young men stabbed near Sofia's NDK; police hunt attacker
A man stabbed two young men aged 18 and 19 in central Sofia late on Friday. Both are out of danger, the Interior Ministry said, while police search for the attacker.
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A man attacked two young men with a knife in a park next to the Small NDK building in central Sofia on Friday evening. Police received the alert at around 9:30 p.m., Sofia police said, and two ambulance crews treated the victims at the scene.
The 18-year-old was taken to Pirogov emergency hospital with multiple injuries and underwent surgery overnight; the hospital said on Saturday he was in stable condition. The 19-year-old is being treated at the Military Medical Academy. Neither is in danger, according to the Interior Ministry.
The suspected attacker has not been detained and a search is under way, the ministry said. Authorities have not disclosed a motive or further details.