Saturday February 22, 2025

Man stabbed in Berlin, suspect held

Published : 22 Feb 2025, 00:59

  DF News Desk
File Photo Sven Käuler/dpa.

A tourist from Spain was seriously injured in a stabbing incident at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial on Friday evening, reported Xinhua, quoting police.

The suspect has been taken into custody.

The attack occurred at around 6 p.m. local time. The victim was transported to a hospital by the fire brigade for emergency treatment, a police spokesperson said, adding that his life was not in danger and he was being prepared for surgery.

Authorities have yet to determine the motive for the attack.

Emergency workers were at the scene to assist several individuals who had witnessed the incident, police said.

Authorities cordoned off the site in the city center and launched a search operation after the attack. According to the German newspaper Tagesspiegel, the victim sustained injuries from a sharp object.