GLASGOW: A policeman wounded in a Glasgow hotel multiple stabbing which left six injured and the attacker dead was in a stable condition Saturday, Scottish police said.
“Police Constable David Whyte, who was injured in the incident in West George Street, #Glasgow, on Friday 26 June, is now in a stable condition in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital,” Police Scotland said in a tweet.
Whyte, 42, was injured as he responded to an incident at the Park Inn Hotel, which housed asylum seekers.
The five other male victims also remained in hospital.
The alleged attacker was shot dead by police at the scene.
Officers on Saturday guarded the street where the attack happened.
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: “My thoughts today remain with Constable Whyte — whose bravery we are all deeply grateful for — and the other people who sustained injuries in yesterday’s terrible incident. I wish them all a full and speedy recovery.”
The hotel was thought to be housing around 100 asylum seekers during the coronavirus pandemic and charities on Saturday voiced their concerns about conditions and its impact on guests.
“They were effectively told to stay inside their hotels throughout this pandemic, and that was three months now that has been going on,” Robina Qureshi, executive director of Positive Action Scotland, told AFP.
“And so they were left in those conditions and the number of cases of people saying that they were suicidal or expressing thoughts of suicide or suffering severe depression as result of this lockdown had rocketed.”
Police Scotland officer in stable condition after Glasgow hotel stabbing
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Police Scotland officer in stable condition after Glasgow hotel stabbing
- Whyte, 42, was injured as he responded to an incident at the Park Inn Hotel
- The alleged attacker was shot dead by police at the scene
Floods ravage Minas Gerais, killing 36 as rescuers race to find dozens missing
- Minas Gerais’s fire department said 33 people were still missing and about 3,000 residents had been forced to leave their homes
- 600 families living in endangered areas were about to be relocated to local schools improvised as shelters
JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil: Dozens are still missing in southeastern Brazil on Wednesday after floods killed at least 36 people in the state of Minas Gerais, officials said Wednesday. Rescue teams worked through the night, as heavy rain is expected in the region in the next few days.
All the victims found so far are in the cities of Juiz de Fora and Uba, about 310 kilometers (192 miles) north of Rio de Janeiro.
Minas Gerais’s fire department said 33 people were still missing and about 3,000 residents had been forced to leave their homes as of Wednesday morning.
The streets of Juiz de Fora, a city of 560,000 residents, were covered in mud as authorities feared more landslides. Life in neighboring Uba, with its 107,000 residents, came to a stop. Classes were suspended in both cities, their mayors said.
Juiz de Fora’s City Hall said in a statement that around 600 families living in endangered areas were about to be relocated to local schools improvised as shelters and that the city experienced double the rain expected for February. Mayor Margarida Salomão said at least 20 landslides had been reported since the torrential rain began Monday evening.
On Tuesday, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on his social media channels that security forces have been deployed on rescue missions and are providing immediate assistance to the population affected by the rain. He also said health care teams had been sent to the region, which lies close to hills, valleys and slopes.
