At least two people, including a police officer, were injured today with a knife in Mannheim (southern Germany) by an individual who was then neutralized by the Police, official sources confirmed, in an attack in which the target, according to German media, he was a self-proclaimed anti-Islam activist.
“A firearm was used against the attacker. The attacker was also injured,” added the institution, which noted that at this time there is no longer any danger to the public.
In a video broadcast by several German media, you can see how an individual armed with a sharp object attacks a person who was at an information stand in a square and then those who came to his aid, including a police officer, whom he injured. in the neck.
According to German media, the target of the attack is right-wing politician and self-proclaimed anti-Islam activist Michael Stürzenberger, 59, who was handing out leaflets at a stand with the Israeli flag and the slogan “Stop Political Islam.” ‘.
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