German tourist is stabbed in downtown Istanbul

German tourist is stabbed in downtown IstanbulIstanbul, Turkey  - A 50-year-old German tourist was fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed in broad daylight in downtown Istanbul Monday, local media reports said.

They said the attacker, who was immediately arrested by police, stabbed the tourist several times in the chest as the latter was walking with his Turkish fiancee in Istiklal Caddesi, a popular shopping street near Taksim Square.(dpa)