Latest news Teenager injured in knife attack in La Neuveville

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24.7.2024 - 14:39

Two unknown persons attacked and injured a teenager in La Neuveville on Tuesday afternoon. (symbolic image)
Two unknown persons attacked and injured a teenager in La Neuveville on Tuesday afternoon. (symbolic image)
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On Tuesday afternoon, a teenager was attacked by two strangers with a knife and a screwdriver in La Neuveville in the canton of Bern-Jura. He was injured and had to be taken to hospital, according to the police.

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The incident took place on Chemin des Près-Guëtins, as reported by the Bern cantonal police on Wednesday. According to initial findings, two unknown persons spoke to the teenager in French and assaulted him. The alleged perpetrators fled in the direction of Biel, according to the statement.

The Bern cantonal police have launched an investigation and are looking for witnesses.