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Hamburg police investigate axe murder of Syrian activist

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:05:45 +0100

Hamburg police are investigating the murder of a Syrian pharmacist and refugee activist who was killed in an axe attack in the city’s Harburg district on Tuesday evening.

Failed asylum seeker sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for murder amid far-right tensions

Mon, 03 Sep 2018 11:00:59 +0200

A failed asylum seeker has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for stabbing his 15-year-old girlfriend to death.

Teenage girl stabbed to death in broad daylight in west German park

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 12:13:55 +0200

A teenage boy has been arrested after a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death in a park in the town of Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia on Monday. It was just the latest murder of an adolescent girl that has made national headlines.

Man found guilty of stabbing town mayor over support for refugees

Mon, 11 Jun 2018 18:44:03 +0200

A German court on Monday gave a 56-year-old man a two years' suspended sentence for a knife attack on a town mayor known for his pro-refugee stance.

String of knife attacks further fuels debate over refugees and violence

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:23:38 +0200

A spate of bloody knife attacks in recent weeks has led to concerns about a rise in knife crime. The fact that teenage refugees have often been the culprits has also fired up right-wing critics of the government.

Teen suspected of fatally stabbing girl was victim's ex-boyfriend: investigator

Thu, 28 Dec 2017 10:06:04 +0100

The alleged perpetrator, a 15-year-old Afghan boy, has since been taken into custody. He is suspected of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend of the same age during an argument on Wednesday.

One dead, six wounded in Hamburg supermarket knife attack

Fri, 28 Jul 2017 18:46:51 +0200

One person was killed and six others were injured on Friday when a failed asylum-seeker brandishing a knife attacked shoppers in a Hamburg supermarket, shouting "Allahu Akbar" before being overpowered by passers-by, police and officials said.

Germany confirms two nationals killed in Egypt knife attack

Sat, 15 Jul 2017 15:39:19 +0200

Berlin on Saturday said two women who were killed after being stabbed in an Egyptian beach resort were German nationals, confirming earlier reports.

Two Germans reportedly killed in 'cowardly' Egypt knife attack

Sat, 15 Jul 2017 05:08:40 +0200

Two foreign women were killed on Friday and four others were wounded when an assailant stabbed them at an Egyptian Red Sea beach resort, officials said.

Man who murdered young child in refugee home was ex-convict

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 12:03:35 +0200

Prosecutors in Regensburg revealed on Monday that an Afghan asylum seeker who stabbed a five-year-old boy to death on Saturday was wearing an ankle monitor at the time.

Police probe whether woman was stabbed to death for converting to Christianity

Wed, 03 May 2017 18:30:33 +0200

German police said Wednesday they were examining if there was a religious motive in an Afghan asylum-seeker's fatal stabbing of a compatriot, who had converted from Islam to Christianity.

Man stabbed to death for complaining about late newspaper delivery

Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:59:58 +0200

A 51-year-old man has succumbed to his injuries after a delivery man attacked him in an argument over the timing of his newspaper delivery.

16-year-old Isis sympathizer gets six years jail for stabbing officer

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 13:00:13 +0100

A teenage girl has become the first Isis sympathizer to be sentenced to prison for a terror attack in Germany.

Police hunt knifeman who stabs two at Berlin town hall

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:39:56 +0200

Two people were injured on Monday when an as yet unidentified person entered the district town hall in the trendy Berlin neighbourhood of Neukölln and attacked them with a knife, local media report.

Man who stabbed Cologne mayor gets 14 years jail

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:21:20 +0200

The man who almost killed Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker when he stabbed her in the neck was sentenced to 14 years in jail on Friday.

Stabbed Cologne mayor mourns Jo Cox death

Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:14:02 +0200

The mayor of Cologne, who was stabbed in the neck by a far-right fanatic last autumn, has spoken of her pain at hearing of the murder of British MP Jo Cox.

Police shoot man in front of Munich job centre

Thu, 19 May 2016 19:55:19 +0200

Officers in Munich shot a man after he threatened pedestrians with a pair of scissors, police confirmed on Thursday.

Munich knifeman had just left psychiatric care, say police

Wed, 11 May 2016 14:30:47 +0200

The man arrested on Tuesday for stabbing four people on the outskirts of Munich was released from psychiatric care two days before the attack, police confirm.

'No evidence' Munich attacker linked to terrorism: police

Tue, 10 May 2016 17:39:54 +0200

There is no evidence that a man arrested for an early-morning knife attack outside Munich is linked to terrorist individuals or organizations, police said on Tuesday afternoon.

Germany's Merkel in Turkey for refugee talks

Sun, 18 Oct 2015 15:27:15 +0200

Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Turkey on Sunday to seek ways to resolve the migrant crisis, after Germany was shaken by a bloody knife attack on a pro-refugee politician.