{"id":20933,"date":"2026-09-05T05:58:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T05:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/05\/knife-attack-at-police-station-leaves-officer-injured\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T05:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T05:58:40","slug":"knife-attack-at-police-station-leaves-officer-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/05\/knife-attack-at-police-station-leaves-officer-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Knife Attack at Police Station Leaves Officer Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<h3>A serious incident occurred at Mandras Police Station on Friday afternoon when a man armed with a knife entered the station and threatened police officers.<\/h3>\n<p>The incident took place at around 3:50 p.m., when the 31-year-old man reportedly entered the station in an agitated state while holding a household knife.<\/p>\n<p>According to police sources, the duty officer and the station guard ordered him to drop the knife. The man instead attacked them, smashing a glass panel in the process and slightly injuring one police officer.<\/p>\n<p>The officers then shot and wounded the man in the chest, bringing the attack to an end.<\/p>\n<p>An EKAV ambulance transported the suspect to Thriasio Hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Suspect reportedly has psychiatric history<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to information from police sources, the suspect is a 31-year-old man who reportedly has psychological problems and has previously received treatment at a psychiatric institution.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are investigating the incident to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the attack and the police shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The injured police officer reportedly suffered minor injuries.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a7af42a3ee68b1eb9b880b91e3e713144e269e50db87b04a35501c8e1351f8?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a7af42a3ee68b1eb9b880b91e3e713144e269e50db87b04a35501c8e1351f8?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Kosta Papadopoulos<\/h5>\n<p>Kosta Papadopoulos is an editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, travel, sport, and entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/09\/05\/knife-attack-at-police-station-leaves-officer-injured\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A serious incident occurred at Mandras Police Station on Friday afternoon when a man armed with a knife entered the station and threatened police officers. The incident took place at around 3:50 p.m., when the 31-year-old man reportedly entered the station in an agitated state while holding a household knife. 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