Madrid police shoot and kill knife-wielding man
The man, aged around 40, died at the scene from his injuries
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Your support makes all the difference.Spanish police shot and fatally wounded a man who attacked an officer with a large kitchen knife in a southern Madrid suburb on Friday night.
Officers 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 injuries.
He had a record of violence against police since 2020 and apparently suffered from psychiatric problems, the spokesman added.
Additional reporting by Reuters
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