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Knifeman Attacks Anti-Islam Rally in Southwest Germany, Five Wounded, Killed by Police

May 31, 2024, 12:03 PM

A knifeman attacked multiple people, including a police officer, at an anti-Islam rally in Mannheim, southwest Germany. The incident, which was livestreamed on YouTube, resulted in five people being wounded. The attacker, described as a devout Muslim, targeted Michael Stürzenberger, a prominent German critic of Islam and member of the Citizens’ Movement Pax Europa, and a police officer who was stabbed in the neck. The police shot and killed the attacker. The attack took place in Mannheim's Marktplatz, a central square in the city. Authorities are investigating the motive behind the terrorist attack.