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Chronological overview of published knife attacks, knife threats, and cases of robbery or extortion involving a knife in Germany.
5321 cases in total
During a dispute between two men in Kaiserslautern, one of those involved was reportedly carrying a knife. Police located a 30-year-old man and opened proceedings on suspicion of threats and attempted bodily harm.
During a dispute connected to a family celebration in Stockstadt am Main, a man allegedly injured an opponent with a knife. The suspect was then attacked and injured by several men.
An unidentified man allegedly threatened a woman with a knife in a Nettetal car park and stole her car and mobile phone.
Two masked men are alleged to have threatened two grocery store employees in Stuttgart-Heslach with a knife and a firearm before stealing cash.
A man is alleged to have been threatened with a knife and a firearm in Cologne, forced into a vehicle and pressured over alleged debts.
Following a dispute at a Cologne petrol station, an unknown man allegedly seriously injured two men with a knife. Police are searching for him.
An unidentified man allegedly insulted two people in Staufen, sprayed them with pepper spray and held up a knife.
Three people allegedly threatened and robbed a man in his Gnarrenburg apartment using a knife, scissors and a hammer. Two suspects were provisionally detained.
Following an argument, a minor allegedly attacked a man in Unna with a knife and a hatchet-like object. The attack was thwarted and the suspect was remanded in custody.
Following an argument in a car park in Eggenfelden, a man is alleged to have seriously injured a 41-year-old man with a knife. The suspect is in pre-trial detention.
A man threatened a taxi driver with a knife in Saxony.
A man is alleged to have threatened a passenger with a knife on a tram in Frankfurt. Police arrested the suspect.
Two men were allegedly stabbed with a knife and seriously injured in Cologne-Chorweiler. A suspect later surrendered to police.
A 31-year-old man allegedly threatened his 32-year-old opponent with a knife after a verbal dispute in Salzgitter-Fredenberg.
A 61-year-old man threatened officers with a knife during a police operation in Augsburg. He was arrested and nobody was injured.
A 22-year-old man is alleged to have forced a taxi driver in Bannewitz to continue the journey by threatening him with a knife. Police later provisionally detained him.
A 38-year-old man was threatened with a knife and ordered to hand over cash after leaving a venue on Johannisstraße in Jena. Police found three suspects nearby and provisionally detained the alleged main offender.
A 24-year-old man died from stab injuries following an altercation in Neu-Ulm. A suspect is in pre-trial detention.
An unidentified man allegedly threatened two teenagers with a knife in Duisburg to obtain valuables. When they refused, he used irritant spray and slightly injured one of them.
A man approached police officers with a knife in Bremen and was arrested by specialist officers after irritant spray was used. Police said he had previously triggered the deployment with a fabricated emergency call.
