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3 Seriously Wounded in Vienna Knife Attack

by VOA News

   Three people were "seriously" injured Wednesday afternoon in a knife
   attack in Vienna, Austrian police said.

   The stabbings occurred in the Leopoldstadt district near Vienna's
   famous Prater Park. The attacker fled the scene and a manhunt is
   underway.

   "According to eyewitnesses a man has attacked three persons -- a man,
   his wife and their adult daughter," police spokesman Patrick Maierhofer
   told The Associated Press. "The three persons suffered heavy to
   life-threatening injuries and are currently in a hospital."

   A fourth person also was attacked nearby and police say they are trying
   to find out if the two incidents are linked.