May 31 2024
news.sky.com
''Police have shot a knifeman who injured several people in an attack at a far-right event in the German city of Mannheim.
It happened in the southwestern city's Marktplatz square shortly after 11.35am local time.
German news site Bild showed a video in which the bearded attacker is shot as he stabs a policeman in the neck from behind.
The officer was bent over and appeared to be helping another person at the time.''
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Germany knife attack: Man shot after stabbing police officer in frenzied attack at far-right event in Mannheim
German media say anti-Islam activist Michael Stuerzenberger was one of those injured in the attack.
It happened in the southwestern city's Marktplatz square shortly after 11.35am local time.
German news site Bild showed a video in which the bearded attacker is shot as he stabs a policeman in the neck from behind.
The officer was bent over and appeared to be helping another person at the time.''