Germany: Afghan Stabs Syrian to Death

It just keeps happening in Germany, as well as in the rest of Western Europe. On Tuesday evening in the town of Strausberg, near Berlin, a 44-year-old Syrian man was stabbed to death on a street in a residential area. Police have arrested a  37-year-old Afghan man for the crime. As yet, the motive is not known.

The article below from Welt is translated by Fousesquawk.

Brandenburg

Knife attack in Strausberg- Man collapses bleeding on sidewalk

Updated 11:51

In Strausberg near Berlin, a 44-year-old man has died after a knife attack. The police arrested a 37-year-old Afghan the same evening.

Bloody crime in the Berlin area. A 44-year-old man was killed in Strausberg. As police reported, witnesses found the man injured on a street on Tuesday evening.

According to an East Police headquarters spokesperson speaking to the Maerkischen Allgemeinen, ”the 44 -year-old was stabbed and seriously injured, apparently by a 37-year-old  Afghan with a knife in a residential area in the Hegermuehle district.

Emergency services took the injured man to the Berlin-Marzahn Accident Hospital. The 44-year-old, a Syrian, died later in the hospital, however.  According to initial findings, as a result of his stabbing injuries.

The events caused a commotion in the Hegermuehle district, (and) the police and emergency services reacted with a massive response. According to the Maerkischen Oderzeitung, the operation began around  8 pm on the Am Annatal Street, where the 44-year-old was reportedly attacked in front of a residential house.

Witnesses told the newspaper that the man was bleeding heavily and finally collapsed on the sidewalk. The 37-year-old quickly became the focus of the investigation, according to the spokesperson.

Police searched for the alleged perpetrator

Police searched the area around the scene of the crime for the fleeing attacker with the aid of a helicopter. According to the Maerkischen Oderzeitung reports, the suspect reportedly fled to a nearby apartment after the attack. Special [police) forces subsequently stormed the apartment in Strausberg and took the man into custody the same evening.

According to the police, it will now be investigated whether the alleged perpetrator is solely responsible for the crime. “As to the motive of the perpetrator and as to the background of his act, there is, as of right now, no knowledge,” the Frankfurt (Oder) police stated Wednesday morning. It is not known what happened before the attack and what motive lies behind it, said the spokesperson.

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