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Police: British Man Fatally Stabbed in Cyprus Holiday Resort

Sunday, 14 August 2016 09:42 AM EDT

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police say one British man was fatally stabbed and another Briton wounded during a pre-dawn knife attack at the coastal resort of Ayia Napa.

Famagusta District Assistant Police Chief Georgios Economou told the Associated Press Sunday the two Britons, both 22 years old, were attacked while they were walking down a busy street by two knife-wielding men shortly after getting into a shoving match with one of them.

Economou said there is no suspicion the attack was terrorism-related. No names have been released until relatives are notified.

One Briton died from a stab wound to the neck. The other suffered four stab wounds to his back, but they aren't life-threatening.

Economou said according to witness accounts, the two assailants, who are still being sought, appeared to be foreign nationals.

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