In the UK, a man armed with a crowbar injured five people in a hospital.

Five people were injured in an attack by a man armed with a crowbar, which occurred in the emergency department of Newton Hospital in English Newton-le-Willows. This was reported on Tuesday, December 30, by Sky News TV channel, citing law enforcement officials.

"A 20-year-old man, who, according to police, is originally from Afghanistan, was arrested on suspicion of five counts of assault," the publication says.

It also clarifies that the incident occurred after the man who applied to the medical institution was not served at the moment when he asked the staff to make an appointment with him. This, as it is emphasized, made him "become more irritated" — first he attacked the reception desk, and then others. From 10 to 15 police cars were sent to the scene of the incident.

Currently, the attacker has been neutralized and arrested, and all those who were injured are being treated. Law enforcement officials urge local residents to avoid the area as long as investigative activities continue there.

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The newspaper Le Parisien reported on December 26 that a man attacked three women with a knife in the Paris metro. The victims, including a pregnant girl, were injured in the hips and back. The attacker, who operated at the stations Republique, Arts et Métiers and Opéra, disappeared, but his identity was established. The police ruled out the possibility of terrorism and said that the incident was caused, according to preliminary data, by an unstable person.

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