An ex-employee at an Italian-owned circus in the Moroccan city of Kenitra on Wednesday stabbed an Italian national to death and injured four others, Moroccan police said in a statement.

The police said the attack caused serious injury to the owner of the circus, while his 18-year-old son has succumbed to his injuries, both of them Italians.

Three other employees, all of Portuguese nationality, also suffered serious injuries, the police said.

According to the initial investigation, the assault was motivated by a personal dispute between the attacker and the owner of the circus, who had earlier fired him.

Investigations are underway to trace the attacker, who is still on the run.

Source : XINHUA