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2024 Mannheim stabbing | |
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Location | Mannheim, Germany |
Date | 31 May 2024 11:30 am – |
Attack type | stabbing |
Weapon | Knife |
Deaths | Unknown |
Injured | Per Mannheim police: Several (including the perpetrator) |
Accused | Unnamed man |
On 31 May 2024 at 11.30 am, an assailant armed with a knife attacked and wounded several people in a square in the southwestern German city of Mannheim. Police shot at the attacker, who also was injured.
Stabbing
The stabbing started at 11:30am when anti-Islam activist Michael Stürzenberger was livestreaming a video. Videos of the incident showed a man appearing to be Stürzenberger coming under attack by the knife-wielding man in the central Market square in Mannheim at about 11:45 a.m. local time. Rescue and emergency services, including a medivac helicopter, were deployed to the scene.