Man stabbed near Turin’s Porta Nuova station

A man was stabbed near Porta Nuova station in Turin at about 1 p.m.

on October 19.

He was found under porticoes on Via Nizza, close to the city’s main railway station, and taken to hospital.

One account says he was stabbed at least twice in the thigh and was not in danger of dying; another says his condition was not yet known.

The injured man was reported to be a homeless young adult of Somali origin, while the attackers were reported to be two suspected drug dealers.

Police are investigating and looking for the attackers, with forensic officers examining the scene.

It was the second stabbing nearby in a few weeks, after a parking attendant was stabbed in the area on September 22.