attack in Mannheim, Germany; The injured police officer died
A police officer who was stabbed by anti-Islam activists in the city of Mannheim died on Friday. According to officials, this 29-year-old man died on the afternoon of Sunday, 2 June due to the severity of his injuries.
A police officer who was seriously injured in the attack died of stab wounds around noon on Friday, May 31, in the market square in Mannheim, Germany. This news was announced by the Karlsruhe public prosecutor’s office, the Mannheim police headquarters and the state criminal police department.
In the attack, the suspected attacker wounded a total of six men, including a police officer, on the market square in central Mannheim on the morning of Friday 31 May (2 June) during an event organized by the anti-Islam movement. “Pax Europe”. One of the board members of this movement is among the injured.
During this attack, the assailant stabbed the 29-year-old officer. The police officer underwent emergency surgery and was placed in an induced coma immediately after the crime, officials said. He died on Sunday evening due to severe injuries.
German Chancellor Olaf Schultz said he was shocked by the police officer’s death. “Deeply saddened that a brave police officer lost his life after the horrific attack in Mannheim,” the social democratic politician wrote on Platform X. “His commitment to the safety of all of us deserves the highest appreciation,” Schultz added. My condolences to his family and all those who mourn his loss.
“This news shook me to the core,” said Winfried Kirchmann, the premier of the state of Baden-Württemberg from the Green Party. Our thoughts are with his family, relatives and colleagues.” This crime shows that “police officers are exposed to risks that are often incalculable every day,” Kerchman added.
Even before news of the police officer’s death broke, more than 800 people gathered in the market square in downtown Mannheim that afternoon. According to the organizers of this demonstration, the people of Mannheim wanted to declare their opinion “against violence, hatred and provocation” with the human chain.
According to the police report, the attacker is a 25-year-old young man who was born in Afghanistan and has been living in Germany since he was 15 years old. It is said that the motive of this person has not yet been determined, and the police do not have a criminal record against him.
This person is married and has two children and lives in the city of Heppenheim in the state of Hesse. Now, the Karlsruhe city court has issued a warrant for his arrest on the charge of attempted murder.
