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On 15 June 2024, a 27 year old Afghan man attacked a private party in Wolmirstedt with a knife. 4 people were injured. 1 person, a 23 year old Afghan man, succumbed to his stab wounds shortly after the attack.[1] The attacker was later shot dead by German police when they arrived on scene.[2]
| Wolmirstedt party stabbing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Wolmirstedt, Germany |
| Date | 15 June 2024 9pm (CEST; UTC+02:00) |
Attack type | Mass stabbing |
| Weapon | Knife |
| Deaths | 2 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 4 |
| Motive | Unclear |
| Accused | 27 year old Afghan man |
Stabbing
editThe stabbing started at a private party to celebrate the opening of the Euro 2024 soccer tournament. Shortly after the kick-off between Germany and Scotland, an unidentified 27 year old Afghan man rushed through a nearby allotment into the party and attacked partygoers with a "knife like object". His first victim was a 23 year old who was also from Afghanistan.[3] The asselent then went on to stab 4 other people. Police then arrived on scene and shot the assailant dead after he attempted to attack 2 officers.[4]
Victims
edit4 people were injured during the stabbing while 2 people were killed including the perpetrator. The victims included a 23 year old Afghan man who died of his injuries shortly after the attack.[5] Other victims included a 50-year-old woman who was decibed to be in serious condition, a 75-year-old man who was injured, and a 56-year-old man who was slightly injured.[1]
Aftermath
editThe stabbing took place roughly 2 weeks after a deadly stabbing in Mannheim in which the assailant was also an Afghan man who attacked people with a knife.[6][7]
Reactions
editWolmirstedt Mayor Marlies Cassuhn said that she was "shocked" by the stabbing attack.[8]
Public prosecutor Frank Baumgarten said: "As things stand, I see no evidence that the shots fired by two officers at the attacker were fired unlawfully."[1]
Andreas Krautwald, director of the Stendal police station, said that the suspected perpetrator was not previously known to the authorities for serious crimes.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Messerangriff mit zwei Toten in Wolmirstedt: Polizei hat keine Hinweise auf terroristisches Motiv | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de.
- ^ "Germany: Police shoot man dead after Euro 2024 party attack – DW – 06/15/2024". dw.com.
- ^ "German police shoot dead man who stabbed three people at Euros party". euronews. 15 June 2024.
- ^ Luyken, Jörg (15 June 2024). "Knifeman shot dead after killing one and wounding three at German Euros party" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "German police shoot to death an Afghan man who killed a compatriot, then attacked soccer fans". AP News. 15 June 2024.
- ^ "6 injured in a knife attack in the German city of Mannheim. Police shot and wounded the assailant". NBC News. 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Gedenken in Magdeburg: Schweigeminute für toten Polizisten aus Mannheim | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de.
- ^ ""Es wurde eine Grenze überschritten" | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de.
- ^ SACHSEN-ANHALT, MDR. "Sachsen-Anhalt: Polizei erschießt Messer-Angreifer in Wolmirstedt". tagesschau.de.