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A man was violently attacked by two unknown individuals in Belair last night

A man was violently attacked by two unknown individuals on Route d'Arlon in Belair at around 9.10pm on Tuesday. According to initial information, the man was walking in the area between Route d'Arlon and Rue Aloyse Kayser when two unknown individuals attacked him. The victim was dragged onto a grassy area and beaten.

Personal documents were stolen from his backpack, his watch was ripped from his wrist, and his mobile phone was damaged. Police also said he suffered a minor injury to his thigh after being struck with a sharp object.

Following the attack, both suspects fled towards Merl. Police immediately launched a search involving several units and a helicopter, but were unable to locate them. However, officers found and seized a knife, the victim's torn-up documents, and other evidence in a nearby field close to where the attack took place.

After receiving first aid at the scene, the man was taken to hospital. The investigation is ongoing.

Also today

• Young politicians from separate parties signed the founding statutes of a new think tank aimed at protecting democratic institutions.
• The SEW-OGBL teachers' union has criticized Luxembourg's education system ahead of the new school year.
• Police are appealing for information after a hit-and-run involving a white BMW and a dark SUV on the road between Steinsel and Kopstal this morning.
• Norway has bid farewell to King Harald V today in an inclusive funeral attended by global dignitaries.
• Meta has begun testing crowd-sourced "Community Notes" in 16 Latin American nations, moving to replace its professional fact-checking program across the region.
• France's far-right National Rally has expelled a security detail member after body cam footage exposed him making severe racist, homophobic, and sexist remarks.

On air

Tom and Alina tested John on his understanding of youth slang of today, and he ate it, leaving no crumbs!

Figure of the day

A cyberattack on IT firm BMS Engineering temporarily disrupted 40 Luxembourg medical practices.

• After reports that dozens of doctors' offices had been disrupted by a cyberattack, BMS Engineering has now clarified the scale and impact of the incident. The web applications developed or hosted by BMS Engineering for the digitalisation of the healthcare sector were not directly compromised, according to a press release by BMS. Part of the cloud infrastructure underpinning those services was, however, temporarily unavailable.
  
• The company immediately brought in external cybersecurity experts, notified police and the Luxembourg National Data Protection Commission (CNPD), and gradually returned the infrastructure to service after carrying out security checks. The investigation did not turn up any evidence of data leaks. BMS also notes that the temporary encryption or unavailability of data should not be equated with a permanent loss of data.
  

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