Madrid police shoot and kill knife-wielding man
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The attacker had a record of violence against the police since 2020 and is said to have suffered from psychiatric problems.
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MADRID (REUTERS) - Spanish police on Friday (Nov 5) shot and fatally wounded a man who attacked an officer with a large kitchen knife in a southern Madrid suburb, a spokesman said.
Police were called after the man, aged around 40, began threatening passersby with the knife outside a hospital in the Villaverde neighbourhood.
"The man assaulted a police officer, who was forced to shoot at him," the spokesman said.
"When the assault carried on, other officers also fired shots."
The man, described as of sub-Saharan African origin and known to police, died at the scene from his wounds.
He had a record of violence against police since 2020 and apparently suffered from psychiatric problems, the spokesman said.
