A man attacks other people with a knife in Glasgow. In the beginning there is talk of a dead policeman. Now it is said that his condition is stable. Much is still unclear about the case. The only thing that is certain is that the perpetrator is no longer alive.
A man injured six people in a knife attack in a hotel in Glasgow, Scotland. The police shot the perpetrator. The authorities do not expect a terrorist attack. However, the investigation continued, the police said via Twitter. Some British media reported deaths, but officially there is no confirmation. The incident occurred at the Park Inn hotel in the city center, the police said.
Asylum seekers were accommodated there during the corona pandemic. The “Daily Mail” and the “Telegraph” reported that the perpetrator was said to be an asylum seeker from Sudan. He had previously threatened refugees with violence and complained of great hunger in the hotel. The injured are between 17 and 53 years old. They all came to the hospital, including a police officer. The condition of the 42-year-old is stable, according to official information. “I saw people running out of a hotel,” an eyewitness told Sky News. “There were police vehicles and ambulances all over the street.” An eyewitness from the hotel told the PA news agency that the reception was covered in blood.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was “deeply saddened by the terrible incident in Glasgow”. Scotland’s Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon thanked all the forces. Johnson spoke to Sturgeon, Home Secretary Priti Patel and the police on Friday.
In the evening, a tweet from the head of the Brexit party, Nigel Farage, caused great anger on social media. He spoke of illegal immigrants in many hotels in the UK who came across the English Channel and were at risk of well-being. City officials vigorously warned against inciting hatred. The police initially gave no further details on the perpetrator of Glasgow on Friday. The nationality of the man was also initially unknown.
The police wrote a serious “incident” on Twitter, but emphasized that there was no danger to the public. The emergency services were there two minutes after the first emergency calls. British media reported heavily armed forces storming into the building. Some streets were closed, the city administration said.
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