A restless New Year's Eve afternoon in… Berlin. “Just after 12 o'clock, the emergency services arrived summoned to Charlottenburgbecause the man injured several people, probably with a knife,” we read in the first police announcement.
Initially, the services did not provide any further information about the detainee, stating that they interview witnesses of the event. It is known that two people were injured. The perpetrator was arrested and placed in custody.
Berlin. Knife attack. He came from Syria
After a few hours, a new message appeared, specifying where the suspect came from. He is a Syrian citizen living in Sweden.
The circumstances of the intervention were also provided. The man was in a supermarket, where he allegedly stole knives. He then went outside and injured two random men with them. The situation occurred on the sidewalk.
One of the injured was released from the hospital and the other one is undergoing treatment under the watchful eye of doctors. “Preliminary findings indicate that the suspect may exhibit… signs of mental illness. The investigation is ongoing,” Berlin police said.
Germany. Attack in Magdeburg. There are dead and wounded
The attempted murder occurred just a dozen or so days after the attack by the assassin Christmas market in Magdeburg. On December 20, a man from Saudi Arabia drove into the crowd gathered in this German city.
Five people died and over 200 were injured. Perpetrator on the fairgrounds he got in through the escape route. He drove for about three minutes before he was stopped.