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| Tourist injured in stabbing attack at Berlin Holocaust memorial | |
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| The assailant has been arrested after a manhunt that lasted several hours | The assailant has been arrested after a manhunt that lasted several hours |
| German police have apprehended the man who allegedly stabbed a Spanish tourist at the site of Berlin’s iconic Holocaust memorial on Friday. | German police have apprehended the man who allegedly stabbed a Spanish tourist at the site of Berlin’s iconic Holocaust memorial on Friday. |
| The attack took place in the German capital’s downtown Mitte district, two days before the Bundestag election. | The attack took place in the German capital’s downtown Mitte district, two days before the Bundestag election. |
| According to the news agency RBB, the suspect unexpectedly stabbed a man in the field of concrete slabs, which comprise the monument honoring the Jews killed by the Third Reich. The victim has been hospitalized and is in stable condition. | According to the news agency RBB, the suspect unexpectedly stabbed a man in the field of concrete slabs, which comprise the monument honoring the Jews killed by the Third Reich. The victim has been hospitalized and is in stable condition. |
| The suspect approached a group of police officers later that day. Police spokesman Florian Nath told reporters that the assailant had blood on his hands when he was detained. | The suspect approached a group of police officers later that day. Police spokesman Florian Nath told reporters that the assailant had blood on his hands when he was detained. |
| “There is no information about the man’s identity as of yet. The weapon has not been recovered,” Nath said. | “There is no information about the man’s identity as of yet. The weapon has not been recovered,” Nath said. |
| Germany has seen a wave of terrorist attacks in recent months. In December, a Saudi-born anti-Islam activist drove an SUV into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, killing six and injuring at least 299 more. In August 2024, a Syrian refugee fatally stabbed three people in Solingen, and, last month, an Afghan asylum seeker stabbed an adult and a toddler in Aschaffenburg. | Germany has seen a wave of terrorist attacks in recent months. In December, a Saudi-born anti-Islam activist drove an SUV into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, killing six and injuring at least 299 more. In August 2024, a Syrian refugee fatally stabbed three people in Solingen, and, last month, an Afghan asylum seeker stabbed an adult and a toddler in Aschaffenburg. |
| On February 13, another Afghan asylum seeker rammed a vehicle into a trade union demonstration in Munich, killing a mother and her 2-year-old daughter and injuring 37 others. | On February 13, another Afghan asylum seeker rammed a vehicle into a trade union demonstration in Munich, killing a mother and her 2-year-old daughter and injuring 37 others. |
| The uptick in terrorism has prompted renewed calls to crack down on immigration and extremism, which have dominated the federal election campaign. | The uptick in terrorism has prompted renewed calls to crack down on immigration and extremism, which have dominated the federal election campaign. |