Police in Germany are nonetheless looking for a motive as they examine a person who attacked a number of individuals at a non-public European Championship get together in a small city.
The incident occurred on Friday evening in Wolmirstedt, within the central state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Police mentioned a 27-year-old man broke right into a single-family dwelling and attacked a number of individuals who had gathered on the patio to look at the Euro 2024 opening recreation between Germany and Scotland.
He stabbed at a number of individuals with a “knife-like object,” police mentioned.
The assailant, an Afghan nationwide, severely injured a 50-year-old girl and a 75-year-old man. A 56-year-old man was barely injured.
After the police arrived, the perpetrator is claimed to have attacked the officers. The police responded with gunfire and the person later died at hospital.
Earlier than the stabbings on the soccer get together, police mentioned the assailant killed a 23-year-old man in an residence block not distant. The person, additionally an Afghan nationwide, died of his accidents in hospital that night. The connection between the perpetrator and the sufferer was not revealed by police.
You will need to “shed additional gentle” on the person’s motive, mentioned public prosecutor Frank Baumgarten on Sunday. He mentioned there could be in depth questioning of witnesses and individuals who knew the assailant.
As issues stand, Baumgarten mentioned he noticed no proof that the pictures fired by two officers on the attacker had been illegal.
Wolmirstedt has round 12,000 residents and is situated north of town of Magdeburg.
Neighbours initially assume the pictures fireplace by law enforcement officials had been firecrackers set off due to the soccer match.
“We’re nonetheless fairly shocked,” mentioned one neighbour who had been watching the match on tv after they heard the gunfire.
“The second aim had simply been scored, we thought somebody had let off a firecracker out of pleasure,” mentioned the person. Once they appeared out of the window, they noticed the police and a person mendacity close to the driveway.
