Italy: Egyptian Goes on Rampage. Cuts Two on Florence Bus

Thursday evening, an Egyptian man became enraged when a bus driver in the city of Florence asked him to don a mask. After first verbally abusing the driver, the Egyptian pulled a blade and cut two passengers who tried to calm him down.

Meanwhile, more and more of these characters are washing up on Italy’s shores, courtesy of NGO ships cruising the Mediterranean and picking them up. Therefore, these murderous attacks will continue in Italy and throughout Western Europe.

The below article from Il Giornale is translated by Fousesquawk.

https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cronache/terrore-sullautobus-egiziano-ferisce-2-persone-lama-1957708.html

Terror on bus, Egyptian wounds 2 persons with knife

25 June, 2021-20:52

Attacker is an Egyptian, 31 years old, charged with aggravated injury to two persons who were on the bus

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Moments of high tension and great fear on a bus in Florence. A 31-year-old Egyptian man attacked two passengers with a blade: One  63-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man, wounding both seriously. The foreigner was captured by a police patrol as he attempted to flee through the city center. Now he will have to answer for aggravated injuries, resisting a public official, interrupting public service, and unjustified possession of offensive objects.

The fury of the Egyptian

The events (occurred) the late evening of Thursday, 24 June, on the line 30 bus of Florence. According to what is learned from the (web) site of La Nazione, the attack occurred right in the middle of the route to the height of via Pratese, near the historic center of the Tuscan capital. What unleashed the uncontrolled fury of the Egyptian was reportedly the request on the part of the driver to put on a mask, as is called for in the anti-contagion rules currently in force.

Infuriated by the reprimand, the foreigner first hurled verbal abuse at the driver of the bus, then, immediately afterward, against a 52-year-old Eritrean man and a 63-year-old Florentine woman who intervened in the discussion to calm the (emotions). In no time at all, the 31-year-old unleashed pandemonium.

Attack with blade

Blinded by anger, the Egyptian pulled the blade- plausibly a box cutter- from his pants pocket to lash out against the 52-year-old Eritrean who had watched him for the mask. Not content, after having wounded him with the knife, he literally assaulted him with kicks and punches. At that point, a 63-year-old Florentine woman who was on board the vehicle, attempted in vain to bring him to reason. The foreigner also struck her, causing her a deep wound to her hand.

The other bus passengers, shocked by the attack, immediately alerted the police and medical aid. The 31-year-old was arrested immediately after the events, as he attempted to flee. Stopped by officers, he was charged with aggravated injuries, resisting a public official, interruption of public service, and unjustified possession of offensive objects.

The two wounded persons, transported to a nearby hospital, sustained various wounds and injuries with a prognosis of 7 days for one and 10 for the other.