Gelsenkirchen (dpa / lnw) - A 23-year-old was attacked by two men in Gelsenkirchen and injured with a knife in the stomach. The strangers demanded the wallet of the young man in the area of ​​a bridge over the Schwarzbach, but the police said he refused. A physical altercation ensued, during which one of the attackers pulled out a knife and wounded the victim in the stomach. The 23-year-old defended himself so violently that the suspected perpetrators fled without taking anything. The 23-year-old was taken to hospital after receiving first aid at the scene.