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Chronological overview of published knife attacks, knife threats, and cases of robbery or extortion involving a knife in Germany.
5380 cases in total
Following an argument at a fair in Rülzheim, a man is alleged to have repeatedly injured another man with an unknown stabbing weapon. The injured man was taken to hospital with serious injuries, and the suspect was provisionally detained.
A 38-year-old man allegedly displayed a knife and spat at another person in a bar in Sigmaringen. Police took him into custody.
Two men were slightly injured during an altercation on Kaiserstraße in Mainz. One of the attackers used a knife and later pepper spray.
A woman died after allegedly sustaining a stab wound inflicted with scissors in Paderborn. A 23-year-old man was arrested at the apartment.
A 22-year-old man allegedly seriously injured a 27-year-old man with a knife in Wuppertal. He was remanded in custody.
A masked man threatened a bakery employee in Burgheim with a knife and stole cash. Two suspects have been remanded in custody.
A 25-year-old man was injured with a knife during an altercation in Hagenow. A 38-year-old man was arrested.
A teenager allegedly held a knife to a train conductor's neck outside Bielefeld station. The man was uninjured and the suspect fled.
A teenager and an 18-year-old man were seriously injured with a knife during an altercation in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen. Police are seeking two unidentified suspects.
A patient allegedly threatened two nurses with a knife at a Munich hospital. One nurse sustained a minor hand injury while taking the knife away.
Two men allegedly threatened a 50-year-old man with a knife in his apartment in Schwagstorf on 2 August. The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
At a café in Dietzenbach, a 60-year-old man is alleged to have handled a knife while defending himself from an attack and to have superficially injured a bystander.
Three unidentified men allegedly threatened a 19-year-old with a knife and robbed him in Bremen. They fled with his wallet and mobile phone.
An unidentified man allegedly hit a woman in central Mannheim, threatened her with a knife and indicated that he intended to injure her. He left with an unidentified woman.
A man is alleged to have threatened a woman at a kiosk in Offenbach. Witnesses said he was carrying a knife, and police recovered a knife from him.
A masked man allegedly threatened an employee with a knife at a Troisdorf post office and stole cash. The employee was uninjured and the offender fled.
A man was attacked with a knife and slightly injured during a robbery in Kempten. A suspect was remanded in custody.
A man was seriously injured with a knife following an attempted homicide in Gelsenkirchen-Buer. Police provisionally detained a suspect.
A 37-year-old man was allegedly attacked superficially with a knife and injured on the head with a stone after a dispute in Offenburg, police said.
A teenage couple is suspected of robbing a group of young people in Schwalbach and threatening them with a knife. Two people were injured.
