Man threatens traveller with knife at Bielefeld Central Station
A 22-year-old man allegedly threatened another man with a knife at Bielefeld Central Station early on Wednesday. Federal police arrested the suspect after reviewing video footage.
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Knife attacks in Germany on the map
The map of Germany locates published knife attacks, knife threats, and robbery or extortion cases involving a knife. Each point represents one documented case; locations remain limited to an approximate area to protect the people affected.
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- Knife threat
- Robbery/extortion
Minors arrested after knife threat in Diepholz
Two minors allegedly threatened a shop assistant with a knife and demanded cash from the till at a store in Diepholz. They were arrested after fleeing.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in stabbing incident in Bad Langensalza
A 36-year-old man suffered serious stab wounds in an apartment building in Bad Langensalza. A 22-year-old suspect fled.
- Knife attack
Man remanded in custody after knife threats in Nürtingen
A man is alleged to have threatened two people with a knife during an argument in Nürtingen and attempted to injure them. He has been remanded in custody.
- Knife attack
Man provisionally arrested after knife injury in Dresden
After a dispute on Königsbrücker Straße in Dresden, a man is alleged to have injured a teenager with a knife. The suspect was provisionally arrested.
- Knife attack
Man injures opponent with knife in Bad Neustadt
Following a dispute in Bad Neustadt, a man injured a 21-year-old man in the legs with a knife. Police provisionally arrested the suspect.
- Knife threat
Motorcyclist displays knife during dispute in Herten
A motorcyclist allegedly displayed a knife to a pedestrian during a dispute on Langenbochumer Straße in Herten. Nobody was injured and police are investigating.
- Knife threat
Knife threat during dispute in Schwerin old town
During a dispute in Schwerin, an 18-year-old man allegedly threatened his former partner’s new partner with a knife. A witness who intervened was injured in a subsequent confrontation.
- Knife threat
Knife displayed during fight at Gelsenkirchen station forecourt
A knife was reportedly displayed during an altercation at the station forecourt in Gelsenkirchen. Two young men sustained minor injuries.
- Knife attack
29-year-old seriously injured after stabbing in Mannheim
A 29-year-old man sustained a serious stab injury during an altercation in Mannheim. Criminal police are investigating the weapon used and an as-yet unidentified suspect.
- Knife attack
Suspect arrested after knife attack at Neumarkt in Cologne
Police have arrested a suspect following a knife attack at Neumarkt in Cologne. According to police, an arrest warrant for attempted manslaughter has been issued against him.
- Knife threat
Unknown man threatens pupil outside school in Plauen
An unknown man allegedly threatened a pupil outside a secondary school in Plauen while carrying a long knife-like object. He then threw a firecracker into a group and fled in a car.
- Knife threat
Man arrested after knife threat in Munich apartment
A 45-year-old man allegedly struck and threatened his 71-year-old housemate with a knife in Munich. The woman was uninjured and the man was arrested.
- Robbery/extortion
Woman robs Hattingen petrol station with knife
A 41-year-old woman allegedly demanded cash with a knife at a petrol station in Hattingen. The employee handed over a cash box; the woman was later arrested and remanded in custody.
- Knife attack
Teenager injures 19-year-old with knife in Cochem
During a dispute near Cochem railway station, a teenager injured a 19-year-old with a knife. The suspect was arrested.
- Knife threat
Man allegedly pulled knife during altercation in Alzey
During an altercation in Alzey, a 32-year-old man is alleged to have pulled a knife and threatened other people. Police are examining differing accounts of what happened.
- Knife threat
Man arrested after knife threat in Bad Kreuznach
Following an argument in Bad Kreuznach's pedestrian zone, a man is alleged to have threatened another man with a knife. Three men restrained him before police provisionally arrested him.
- Knife attack
Man remanded in custody after stabbing in Mannheim
A 25-year-old man is suspected of critically injuring a 28-year-old with a folding knife outside a Mannheim supermarket. He was arrested and remanded in custody.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in altercation in Bielefeld
During an altercation at Kesselbrink in Bielefeld, participants are alleged to have used a machete and a baseball bat. One man was seriously injured.
- Robbery/extortion
Senior threatened with knife and injured in Greiz robbery
Two young men allegedly threatened, robbed and injured a senior in his Greiz home with a knife.