München · BY

Man allegedly tries to attack police officer with knife at Munich subway station

On 10 November, a man allegedly attacked a police officer with a knife on the subway platform at Karlsplatz in Munich. The officer had previously addressed him about litter, identified himself as a police officer and issued an order to leave the area. Police said the man made stabbing motions and struck at the officer, who fended off the attack with a backpack and was not injured. The suspect initially fled but was later arrested, and investigators also seized a suspected weapon.

Source: www.polizei.bayern.de

Documented information

Incident date
Confirmed fatalities
Not separately confirmed
Category
Knife attacks
Injury information
No injury reported
Confirmed injured persons
0

Found an error?

This case entry is already linked in the correction form. Add the information concerned and, where possible, a source.

Report a correction

Information updated:

Editorial: Ronny Schmidt Contact