Overview
- The 18-year-old suspect allegedly stabbed three people on Martin Álvarez Street in Puente de Vallecas on Saturday afternoon.
- Specialist officers twice used Tasers inside a flat before firing four shots when the teen allegedly charged with a knife, leaving him seriously wounded and under guard in hospital.
- Authorities are treating the incident as a suspected Islamist terrorism case following reports the suspect shouted 'Allahu Akbar' and recited Quranic verses.
- The suspect's brother alerted police that the teen was barricaded with a large knife and acting aggressively, prompting deployment of a specialist anti-terror unit.
- All three victims received medical care and were not reported to have life-threatening injuries, and media reports say possible drug use by the suspect is being examined.