Italy: 4 Stabbed by Egyptian-Attacker Shot Dead by Police

In the Italian town of Rimini, 4 persons (possibly 5) were attacked on New Year’s Eve by a knife wielding Egyptian man who was shot dead by Carabinieri who responded to the scene. There are conflicting reports as to whether 4 or 5 people were stabbed (none fatally). In the below article, the first paragraph describes the victims as an 18-year-old boy, an older couple, and a girl. Later in the article, citing another news outlet, it quotes one of the boys who was attacked as saying his two male friends were stabbed. A separate article counts the number of injured as 4 then 5 in the same article.

The first article (from Il Giornale) is translated by Fousesquawk.

Terror in Rimini. Egyptian stabs 4 persons: Carabinieri shoots and kills him

The foreigner, after wounding passersby, threw himself at the Carabinieri and tried to stab one. The (officer) fired a shot and killed him.

-By Luca Sablone  Juasn 1, 2025-12:43 

He grabbed a knife, wounded 4 persons on the street, and lashed out at a patrolling Carabiniero who intervened to stop him. The situation was getting out of hand: Thus, an officer drew his pistol and shot and killed the Egyptian. The acts occurred yesterday evening, around 10:30, at Villa Verucchio (in the Riminese). The foreigner, without any apparent motive, attacked an 18-year-old  young man who was buying cigarettes at an automatic vending machine and struck him with the knife; about an hour later, he returned to the scene and threw himself at three other persons (an older couple and a girl). 

The Carabinieri from the Villa Verucchio station promptly intervened at the scene. One of the officers reportedly fired a warning shot into the air, but the Egyptian lost his head and went after him. He then reportedly continued to approach in a threatening manner, brandishing the knife. At that point, the Carabiniero reportedly fired the fatal shot to defend himself and to avoid the blows. The non-commissioned officer who fired is described as an expert and rigorous. The vice-president, Matteo Salvini, said this about the case: “Honor to the Carabiniere.”

According to Agi (Agenzia Giornalistica Italia), the Egyptian was reportedly the protagonist of threats to passersby in the Emilia-Romagna locale in the past few days. In the vicinity of the incident, there is a health facility for persons with mental problems. It is being verified as to whether the man was a guest. Fortunately, none of the 4 injured persons, treated by medics of 118 who responded to the scene, were in life-threatening condition. Three were taken to the Bufalini di Cesena Hospital, while the other was taken to the Infermi Hospital in Rimini.

Adnkronos (news) reported the account of one of the boys who was attacked by the Egyptian: “He followed us with the knife in his hand, struck one of my friends in the stomach and another in the side.  We ran away and he chased after us. We ran towards the square, but crossed the street to turn around, not wanting him to follow us into the crowd. It would have been a disaster.”