A man was severely stabbed at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin. Connor, Richard Eighteen hours ago. Eighteen hours ago According to authorities, a Spanish visitor was gravely hurt in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial. According to authorities, one suspect has been taken into custody. The weapon used in the attack has not been found, according to police standing at the edge of Berlin's Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe .
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A 30-year-old Spanish tourist was gravely hurt in a stabbing at the location of Berlin's Holocaust monument, according to police in Berlin on Friday. One male suspect was later detained close to the shooting scene, according to authorities. He was detained, they continued, "because of identifiable bloodstains. According to the police, emergency personnel were present "to care for several people who had to witness the events."
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In what way was the suspect taken into custody? Police initially said that the culprit was still at large following the attack. They started a manhunt. Journalists with the French news agency AFP reported that a man then approached a group of police officers at the scene of the event almost three hours later. He was taken into jail after officers wrestled him to the ground. "We have the suspect," one of the officers allegedly yelled. The man was being handcuffed while lying face down on the ground. Florian Nath, a police spokesperson, later verified that the male suspect had been arrested. "It's most likely the suspect who attacked the Spanish national, 30, at 6:00 p.m. here at the Nath stated that the man had been observed to have "blood on his hands" at the memorial. Police emphasized that they were still in the dark about the suspect's name and possible motivation. What further information regarding the attack do we have? Police have closed the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in the city centre, according to the Tagesspiegel newspaper. Screenshot_20250222-065255.png
The newspaper was informed by the police that the man had been hurt by a sharp object and was being transported to the hospital by the fire department. The victim reportedly suffered severe but non-life-threatening injuries, according to the police. According to reports, the attack happened close to the US Embassy on the northern side of the expansive Holocaust memorial. According to the police, there was no preliminary evidence of a possible motive for the offence. Architects Peter Eisenman and Buro Happold created the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe as a tribute to the Jewish people who perished in the Holocaust. The area is 1.9 hectares (4.7 acres).
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