The soldier was stabbed repeatedly, and injured, but his life was saved by the stab-proof vest he was wearing. The attacker was shot dead.[12] Security was stepped up at diplomatic missions across the city, because the police feared that other people may have been involved in the attack. A police spokesman said, that the soldier was only saved by a stab-proof vest: "They started a fight because the aggressor was too close and the soldier shot him at least four times with his handgun."