Several injured in knife attack in Berlin, suspect in custody


By Du ZheyuLi Chao
  • World
  • Wednesday, 01 Jan 2025

BERLIN, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Several people were injured, including two hospitalized, in a random knife attack in western Berlin on New Year's Eve, German police reported Tuesday.

The incident took place around 11:50 a.m. outside a supermarket in Charlottenburg, a typically quiet district of the capital, according to German newspaper Bild.

Witnesses said the assailant stabbed indiscriminately before several passers-by intervened and subdued him.

Emergency services responded shortly after, and the suspect was taken into police custody. German news agency dpa reported that there is currently no indication of a terrorist motive behind the attack.

Police have not released further details about the incident or the victims yet, and the investigation is ongoing.

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