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| Russian arrested over stabbing of Ukrainian soldiers in Germany | |
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| Bavarian authorities have detained a 57-year-old man on suspicion of perpetrating the killings | Bavarian authorities have detained a 57-year-old man on suspicion of perpetrating the killings |
| Two citizens of Ukraine have been killed in a knife attack at a shopping center in Bavaria, Germany over the weekend, according to the local police department. The victims were military personnel on medical leave, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry confirmed in a press release on Sunday. | Two citizens of Ukraine have been killed in a knife attack at a shopping center in Bavaria, Germany over the weekend, according to the local police department. The victims were military personnel on medical leave, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry confirmed in a press release on Sunday. |
| Bavarian police responded to a report of “two seriously injured men” at the mall in Murnau, Burggraben shortly after 5pm local time on Saturday. | Bavarian police responded to a report of “two seriously injured men” at the mall in Murnau, Burggraben shortly after 5pm local time on Saturday. |
| One of the victims died from his severe injuries before the emergency services arrived at the scene, while the second was found alive but later succumbed to his wounds at a nearby hospital. Authorities identified them only as “Ukrainian citizens aged 23 and 36,” both living locally. | One of the victims died from his severe injuries before the emergency services arrived at the scene, while the second was found alive but later succumbed to his wounds at a nearby hospital. Authorities identified them only as “Ukrainian citizens aged 23 and 36,” both living locally. |
| Police quickly tracked down the main suspect, named as a 57-year-old “Russian national,” in a press release on Saturday. He was detained later that evening at his residence nearby, and served a warrant for his arrest for double murder. The motive was not immediately clear. | Police quickly tracked down the main suspect, named as a 57-year-old “Russian national,” in a press release on Saturday. He was detained later that evening at his residence nearby, and served a warrant for his arrest for double murder. The motive was not immediately clear. |
| The two victims were “military personnel undergoing medical rehabilitation in Germany,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a press statement on Sunday. | The two victims were “military personnel undergoing medical rehabilitation in Germany,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a press statement on Sunday. |
| The suspect and victims likely knew each other, according to local news reports. One witness told BR24 that they had recently been drinking beer together. | The suspect and victims likely knew each other, according to local news reports. One witness told BR24 that they had recently been drinking beer together. |
| Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann confirmed there are testimonies that the Russian and the two Ukrainians were seen with each other before. | Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann confirmed there are testimonies that the Russian and the two Ukrainians were seen with each other before. |
| “There is evidence that a lot of alcohol was at play with all involved,” Herrmann said, adding that currently, authorities have “no compelling indication that this would be, so to speak, a reflection of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.” | “There is evidence that a lot of alcohol was at play with all involved,” Herrmann said, adding that currently, authorities have “no compelling indication that this would be, so to speak, a reflection of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.” |