BERLIN.- — A person armed with a knife attacked and injured several people in a square in the southwestern German city of Mannheim on Friday, police said. The authorities shot the attacker, who was also wounded.
The incident occurred shortly after 11:30 a.m., police said, but they said they could not immediately provide further details on the extent of the injuries or the number of injured. Among the victims was a police officer.
Several people were “seriously injured” in a knife attack in the German city of Mannheim on Friday, declared the head of government, Olaf Scholz, who spoke of “horrible” images.
“My thoughts are with the victims,” Scholz wrote in X. “Violence is absolutely unacceptable in our democracy. The perpetrator must be severely punished.”
In a statement, the authorities explained that there was no longer a risk for the population. The motive for the attack was unknown at the moment.
The attack occurred on Marktplatz, a square in the center of Mannheim, a city of about 300,000 inhabitants located south of Frankfurt.
Source: With information from AP/AFP
