On Monday afternoon, a man armed with a knife threatened several people at a pedestrian crossing in Pitesti, which required the intervention of the police.

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According to the information provided by the police inspectorate of Argesh district, the incident took place in the underground pedestrian crossing “Magnolia”, located in the central part of the municipality.

  • “This afternoon, around 5:30 p.m., the police (…) were informed that a man armed with a knife was threatening people at a pedestrian crossing in Pitesti municipality.
  • Officers from Pitesti Police Department 1 quickly arrived at the scene, identified the person in question, a 40-year-old man from Pitesti, immobilized her and brought her to the police headquarters for questioning,” IPJ Argeş representatives said. Agerpres quoted.

According to the same source, a woman with a panic attack was treated on the spot, and no one was injured. (Photo: Dreamstime.com)