The police of Germany confirmed that killed a man who stabbed several people during a political event which took place in a square in the city of Mannheim. The authorities arrived at the scene to arrest the armed subject, but they shot when he attacked an officer.
The incident occurred while a political act of Michael Stürzenberger, activist critical of Islam. In addition, everything was recorded on video because the event was being broadcast live.
The video of the terrorist attack in Germany
In the images that went viral on social networks, it is observed that the man arrives at the scene and begins to attack several members of the activist’s group with a knife. The people present tried to help the officers arrest the attacker, however, at one point The man advances on a police officer and stabs him in the back. Immediately, it was shot down by other agents.
After the incident, the Mannheim police issued a statement recounting the dramatic event: “A person attacked several people with a knife and injured them. We cannot provide information on the size and severity of the injuries at the moment.” Furthermore, he added: “A firearm was used against the attackertea. “The attacker was also injured.”
At the moment, the number of injuries is unknown, although they could be more than four. Members of the Pax Europa Citizen Movementthe group to which the activist who carried out the political act belongs, assured that several of its members were protagonists of the attack.
Australia: a man entered a shopping mall and stabbed 6 people to death
A similar attack took place in Australia last month when a man entered the shopping center at Westfield Bondi Junctionin Sydney and murdered six people with a knife. The murderer was killed by the police.
At that time, the New South Wales Police CommissionerKaren Webbdetailed that Five women and one man died. Additionally, among the injured, there was a 9-month-old baby and eight other people who had to be hospitalized.
Regarding the attack, the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, downgraded the terrorist trail and maintained that the attacker appears to have acted alone. “If he really is the person we believe, in that case (…) “It is not a terrorist incident.”Commissioner Webb explained.
Thanks to the security cameras in the place, they observed that the man was running through the shopping center with a large knife. On the death of the attacker, the prime minister praised the agent who shot him down and maintained that “It is really a heroin. There is no doubt that with his act he saved lives.”
Source: Ambito
