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Chronological overview of published knife attacks, knife threats, and cases of robbery or extortion involving a knife in Germany.
5411 cases in total
Two men were injured in a dispute involving three residents of a men's accommodation facility in Lübeck. One resident is alleged to have defended himself against an attack with scissors.
Two men allegedly entered a flat in Ludwigsburg and inflicted a life-threatening knife injury on a 34-year-old man. A 24-year-old is in pre-trial detention.
A man was reportedly attacked with a knife and injured on the hand during a fight in central Salzgitter. The suspect has been identified.
Two suspects allegedly threatened a kiosk owner with a knife in Bochum and stole cash and cigarettes. One suspect was provisionally arrested while the other fled.
A 66-year-old man is suspected of injuring three people with a knife in Betzdorf. Following his arrest, he is due to appear before a judge.
A man allegedly threatened a woman with a knife in Augsburg in connection with a demand for money. Police detained a 24-year-old man.
A man allegedly threatened a 65-year-old walker with a knife in the Fahltsholz city forest and demanded cash. The offender fled with the money.
Two unidentified suspects allegedly threatened three people in an apartment in Lübeck with a machete and stole cash and a mobile phone.
An unidentified man allegedly threatened an 81-year-old man with a knife on Waldhausener Straße and demanded his wallet. The senior fled into a snack bar.
A man died in Saxony from severe head injuries that police said had been inflicted by a knife stab. A detention warrant was issued for a 34-year-old suspect.
Three young men are alleged to have attacked a teenager on Frankfurt's riverbank. According to police, one of them injured him on the forearms with a large object resembling a cutting or stabbing tool.
An unknown man allegedly stabbed toward a security employee with a knife in Bielefeld. The employee repelled the attack and the man fled.
Two men allegedly threatened a 43-year-old man with a knife in Kirchheim unter Teck and stole his bag. The suspects fled.
An unidentified suspect allegedly attacked a 22-year-old man at Hagenow's city railway station, threatened him with a knife and demanded his mobile phone. The suspect fled without taking anything.
An unknown man threatened a petrol station employee in Ahlhorn with a knife and took cash from the opened till. He then fled.
During a dispute in an apartment in Mainz, a 35-year-old man injured a 34-year-old resident with a knife. Police said the woman was taken to hospital and was not in life-threatening danger.
Two teenagers allegedly threatened an 81-year-old man in Münster with a knife and tried to take his bag and money. Both suspects remain at large.
A man allegedly threatened a security employee with a knife during an argument at Kiel station. He was later apprehended at the station after fleeing.
During an arrest following a petrol-station robbery, a man attacked police officers in Kiel with a knife. The officers were not injured.
A 30-year-old man attacked police officers with a knife during his arrest in Schleswig-Holstein. The officers were not injured.
