Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
33%
5 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
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Crime & Law
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A manhunt is underway after a tourist was reportedly stabbed in the neck at a five-star hotel in Barcelona, the latest in a string of knife attacks in the city this month.
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tourist → stab → city
The 23-year-old hotel guest was attacked by a group of three men at the Hotel Casa Fuster off the central Passeig de Gràcia on Monday lunchtime, according to local media.
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guest → attack → media
The victim was beaten by the group and stabbed twice in the neck after an argument spiralled out of control, ElCaso.cat reported.
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argument → beat → control
The attackers are then said to have fled the scene.
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attackers → say → scene
Emergency services rushed the victim to hospital, where he was in a serious but not life-threatening condition.
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he → rush → condition
An investigation has since been launched to find the assailants, according to local outlet ARA, citing police sources.
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investigation → launch → sources
Local Mossos law enforcement raced to the scene of the attack, along with Barcelona Urban Police and personnel from the Medical Emergency System (SEM).
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enforcement → race → System
Catalan police told ARA they were alerted to the incident at 1.30pm on Monday.
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they → tell → Monday
The Hotel Casa Fuster is billed as a five-star retreat in an impressive Modernist building just north of the Avinguda Diagonal, at the intersection with Barcelona’s famous shopping walkthrough.
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Fuster → bill → walkthrough
A double deluxe room costs around £360 per night in October.
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room → cost → October
Earlier this month, the city witnessed a further five stabbings over the holiday weekend for the National Day of Catalonia, according to local reports.
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city → witness → reports
Two minors were attacked in the Carmel area, one sustained injuries in a brawl in Sant Martí, a fourth was injured in a fight after a traffic incident, and a fifth suffered a neck wound in the Vilapicina neighbourhood, according to the Sur in English.
The Barcelona town hall reported in July that knife-related incidents had fallen overall by 20.9 per cent between January and June of this year.
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incidents → attack → year
Robberies involving violence also fell by 9.4 per cent, while thefts were down 21.1 per cent in the city which has long contested with an epidemic of pickpocketing.
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which → involve → pickpocketing
Hate crimes in the city rose by 64.3 per cent compared to the same period last year, the city authorities said.
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authorities → rise → period
The Independent contacted the Mossos d’Esquadra and the Hotel Casa Fuster for comment.
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Independent → contact → comment
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