Two American tourists are stabbed near the entrance to the Acropolis archaeological site in Athens, according to multiple outlets. The incident occurs shortly after 8am on Tuesday, when a passer-by alerts emergency services about a man with a knife. Reports say a man and a woman, both Greek Americans, are attacked close to the Acropolis Museum entrance. The outlets describe injuries as serious for the man, who is hurt on his arm, and light for the woman, who is injured on her leg. Several other people in the area are reported to have been threatened during the incident. Athens police respond and arrest the suspect at or near the scene shortly afterwards, with one outlet reporting the attacker has psychological problems. Video shown by Greek news outlets depicts what appears to be blood on the pavement. Authorities have not reported evidence of a link between the stabbing and any wider or ongoing threat, and there is no mention in the reports of fatalities. The Acropolis area is a major tourist attraction, drawing millions of visitors each year.
Knife attack injures two US tourists near Athens Acropolis as police arrest suspect
Two American tourists are stabbed near the entrance to the Acropolis archaeological site in Athens, according to multiple outlets. The incident occurs shortly after 8am on Tuesday, when a passer-by al...
- A knife attack injures two American tourists near the Acropolis in Athens shortly after 8am on Tuesday.
- The victims are described as a man and a woman, both Greek Americans, attacked near the Acropolis Museum entrance.
- Police arrest the suspect at or near the scene shortly after emergency services are alerted.
- Injury reports say the man has serious wounds to his arm and the woman has lighter injuries to her leg.
- Reports say other people nearby are threatened during the incident and authorities do not indicate the attack is linked to an ongoing threat.
Two Greek-American tourists were rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning after they were stabbed outside the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
1 hour agoA 60-year-old man attacked two Greek-American tourists with a knife on Tuesday in the Acropolis area, near the archaeological site which hosts Greece’s famed ancient monuments, before being arrested by police. The two victims, a man and a woman aged 73 and 78 respectively, were offered medical aid and their injuries are not life-threatening, a […]
1 hour agoThe Acropolis, where the attack took place, attracts millions of tourists every year (Picture: Dimitris Aspiotis/Shutterstock) Two tourists have been stabbed near Greece’s ancient Acropolis. A man and a woman, both Greek Americans, were attacked with a knife near the entrance of the Acropolis Museum in Athens, on Tuesday morning. The building lies at the foot of Acropolis hill, which is where the nearly 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple is located. The man suffered serious wounds to his arm while the woman suffered light injuries to her leg. Police arrested the attacker at the scene. It’s understood he was suffering from psychological problems. Footage shown on Greek news outlets show what appears to be blood on the pavements. Sign up for all of the latest stories Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens. The attack happened near the entrance of the Acropolis museum (Picture: Getty) The Acropolis hill attracts millions of tourists every year. In 2025, 4.6million people visited the site. While attacks in Greece are rare, in April, an 89-year-old man allegedly opened fire with a shotgun in a social security office and a courthouse in the centre of the capital. Four people were injured. There is no warning against travelling to Greece in place for British holidaymakers.However, earlier this month the Foreign Office updated its travel advice after ‘several attacks’. Current advice states terrorists are likely to try to carry out attacks in Greece after several attacks involving explosives and automatic weapons against Greek institutions, shopping malls, banks, media offices, diplomatic premises, and the police. It comes after three improvised devices targeting Greek political figures killed one person and injured four others on July 1. There is no indication the knife attack at the Acropolis is linked to any ongoing threat. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
7 hours agoA man attacked a Greek-American couple with a knife at the entrance to the Acropolis archaeological site and was arrested by Athens police shortly afterwards.
7 hours agoA man and a woman were attacked, both Greek Americans, near the entrance of the Acropolis Museum
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