Berlin Holocaust memorial attack leaves one ‘seriously injured’ – man arrested | World | News
Police arrested a man suspected of being involved in a stabbing attack on Friday at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial that left a Spanish tourist seriously injured. There was no immediate indication of a motive for the attack, which comes two days before Germans vote in a national election. Police spokesman Florian Nath told a news conference that the attack happened at 6pm local time “probably with a knife. Maybe with something else.” Nearly three hours later, a man approached the officers who had surrounded the memorial grounds. Mr Nath said: “He had blood on his hands and this made him very suspicious.” Police arrested the man, handcuffing him and holding him on the ground. Nath said police seized the suspected attack weapon and would interrogate the suspect as the investigation continued. The victim was identified as a 30-year-old Spanish man, who was taken to a hospital. Earlier reports in German media suggested “several” people had been injured, with one in a critical condition. The attack took place at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, …
