Germany- Man shot after stabbing police officer in frenzied attack at far-right event in Mannheim,

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May 31 2024

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.

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: Suspect shot by police after three people stabbed at rally

Attacks in Mannheim happened at event by group against ‘Islamisation’ of Europe

www.independent.co.uk

''A knifeman wounded several people, including a police officer, in a stabbing frenzy at a political rally in Germany.
The attacker struck shortly after 11.30am in the southwestern city of Mannheim, during an event staged by the Citizens’ Movement Pax Europa (BPE), which advocates against the “Islamisation” of Europe.

Police shot at the man, who was also injured during the fracas on the Marktplatz, a square in the city’s downtown area.''