Police have arrested a suspect in a stabbing which took place on Monday, 20 July, near the city festival Gentse Feesten in Ghent. A second suspect is still at large.
The stabbing happened on Monday morning when two men wearing ski masks attacked two victims, including a 19-year-old who suffered severe injuries. The incident happened near Rodetorenkaai in the north of the city.
The 19-year-old is still hospitalised, but his condition is no longer critical.
Police released images of the suspects shortly after the incident, with one of them caught on camera without a mask.
Credit: Belgian Federal Police
The stabbing might be related to a fight that broke out Sunday night on Vrijdagsmarkt. Police are asking any witnesses to share videos they took of the fight.
A second stabbing took place near the festivities later on Monday. It is not yet clear whether the incidents are related, and if suspects have been identified in that case.
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