The mayor of Bruges in Belgium was stabbed in the neck on Saturday by a man who was quickly arrested, the city's prosecutor's office told AFP, confirming information from the Flemish media.
Dirk De fauw, 62, who is also a lawyer, was taken to hospital for an operation, and his condition is " stable, " said prosecutor's spokeswoman Céline D'havé, without further details . She confirmed that an investigation had been opened for " attempted murder " and entrusted to an investigating judge.
No information was given by the prosecution on the man arrested.
According to the first elements reported by the media, the facts occurred at the end of the morning in or near the law firm of Mr. De fauw, in the Sint-Andries district (Saint-André). The author could be a client or a former client of the lawyer, " with a psychiatric past ", wrote the daily Het Laatste Nieuws on its site.
Information that the prosecution was unable to confirm in the early afternoon. " It is too early to say anything, we are investigating the circumstances, " added Céline D'havé to AFP.
" Courage and speedy recovery, " tweeted Joachim Coens, president of the Flemish Christian Democratic Party (CD&V), the party of the mayor of Bruges.