Berlin: Another Bloody Gang Fight (Afghans vs Syrians): One Dead

We recently reported on a knife fight in Berlin between what was reported then as two groups of Afghans, in which 6 participants were hospitalized with knife wounds. The incident occurred at the Humboldt Forum, a reconstruction of the old imperial palace in the Mitte quarter of the city.

Now it has happened again at the same site. On Friday night, a clash broke out between a group of about 15 Afghans who allegedly attacked three Syrians. One Syrian was stabbed and died of his injuries.

The article below from the Berliner Morgenpost is translated by Fousesquawk.

Homicide squad investigates

20-year-old dies after bloody fight at Humboldt Forum

Berlin. At the Humboldt Forum in Berlin-Mitte on Friday night, yet another clash.  A new hotspot for criminality?

By Dennis Meischen, Paulina Cwiartka, and Michael Bee

September 9, 2025 at 13:34 

Caption: In a clash at the Humboldt Forum, a man is killed.

A 20-year-old Syrian was fatally injured in a violent clash between two groups in Berlin-Mitte. On Friday evening at the Humboldt Forum near the Karl-Liebknecht Bridge, he was so severely injured by a sharp or pointed force that he initially had to be resuscitated, as a police spokesperson said in a video on X. As the State Prosecutor’s Office reported on Saturday, the man succumbed to his injuries and died during the night. The spokesperson has initially declined to provide information as to the weapon. 

In the fight, three people were attacked by a group of around 15 people at around 19:35, as the report states. The other two men from the smaller group, ages 22-23, were slightly injured. A homicide squad and the State Prosecutor’s Office have taken over the investigation. There have been no arrests as yet. The analysis of physical evidence and witness statements is ongoing. 

According to our information, the hostility between an Afghan group and a Syrian group was the trigger for the incident. Whether the violence broke out spontaneously or the clash was deliberately planned is as yet not clear. Police spokesperson Florian Nath told Berliner Zeitung as to the preliminary status of the investigation: “It seems as if a group of Afghans attacked a group of Syrians.” The police confirm to us that the victim is a Syrian. As to the other group, there is no confirmed information since there were no arrests, the police told Berliner Morgenpost. 

Caption:

Police operational forces at the Humboldt Forum on Friday night.

Similar incident at Humboldt Forum a few weeks ago

Only three weeks ago, at the Humboldt Forum, there was a knife fight between two groups, during which, according to police, 6 men suffered injuries.

At that time, a 24-year-old was critically injured in the back and operated on at a hospital. The other men, ages 20 -26, according to police reports, suffered stabbing and cutting injuries to the hands, legs, as well as the pelvis and upper body. A 14-year-old and two men, ages 19 and 20, were arrested. The background for the bloody clash was also initially unclear in this case. Whether there is a connection with the incident on Friday is under investigation. One parallel is at least apparent: Then also, Afghans and Syrians were going at each other.

Is the Humboldt Forum now a new hotspot? Not likely, according to security circles. It is probably a temporary move away from the nearby Alexanderplatz, one of the 7 “crime-plagued places” in the capital. This shift could have to do with the heightened police presence as a result of the police station there. However, Alexanderplatz remains one of the most dangerous corners of Berlin. In the past year, there were a total of 35 stabbings and 80 gun incidents recorded by police on and around the square.

Source: http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2025/09/berlin-another-bloody-gang-fight.html