Man threatens witnesses with knife in Buchholz
After an attempted theft from a self-service cash box in Buchholz, a man is alleged to have threatened witnesses with a knife. The witnesses restrained him until police arrived.
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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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- Robbery/extortion
- Knife threat
Man attacks police officers with knife in Bruchsal
During a police operation in Bruchsal, a 48-year-old man attacked officers while armed with a knife and a meat cleaver. He died at the scene after police used firearms.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station robbed at knifepoint in Hamburg
Two unknown men are alleged to have threatened a petrol station employee with a knife in Hamburg-Finkenwerder and stolen cash.
- Knife attack
Two men injured with knife in Neukirchen-Vluyn
A teenager is alleged to have injured two men with a knife after a dispute outside a snack bar in Neukirchen-Vluyn.
- Knife attack
21-year-old remanded after knife attack in Mannheim
In Mannheim, a 21-year-old is alleged to have seriously injured his 18-year-old former partner with multiple knife wounds during an argument. He was remanded in custody.
- Robbery/extortion
Men rob Bielefeld resident at knifepoint in Heeperholz
Two unidentified men threatened a man with a knife in Bielefeld's Heeperholz and robbed him of cash and a wristwatch.
- Knife threat
Men threaten property owner in Fellbach
Two unknown men threatened a property owner in Fellbach. One of them held a knife during the dispute.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in altercation in Waltrop
A 42-year-old man was seriously injured with a stabbing weapon during an altercation at Raiffeisenplatz in Waltrop.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station attendant threatened with kitchen knife in Hövelhof
A masked man threatened a petrol station attendant in Hövelhof with a kitchen knife and demanded money. He took cash from the till and fled.
- Knife attack
Two people slightly injured in knife attack in Neumünster
A woman and a man were slightly injured in a knife attack in Neumünster. The woman's accused former partner was arrested and remanded in custody.
- Knife attack
Two suspects arrested after serious knife injury
Police arrested two suspects after a 42-year-old man was seriously injured with a knife at Raiffeisenplatz.
- Knife attack
Man attacks federal police officer with broken bottle in Potsdam
A man allegedly swung and stabbed at a federal police officer with a broken beer bottle at Potsdam central station. The officer was uninjured, while the attacker sustained a minor injury.
- Knife threat
Man holds knife in front of him during dispute in Neu-Ulm
Following a dispute in Neu-Ulm, a man drew a knife and held it in front of him. Two men were slightly injured in the confrontation.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife and robbed in Heidelberg park
Three unknown people reportedly forced a man to hand over his backpack in a Heidelberg park. One of them displayed a knife.
- Knife attack
Woman injured with knife during relationship dispute in Bitburg
A woman was injured with a knife during a relationship dispute at the airfield grounds in Bitburg. The male suspect was arrested.
- Knife attack
Man allegedly tried to draw machete against police officer in Naumburg
After a burglary alarm at Naumburg railway station, a man allegedly tried to draw a machete. He had previously thrown a container toward a police officer.
- Robbery/extortion
Masked man robs Braunschweig petrol station with knife
A masked man robbed a petrol station in Braunschweig while displaying a knife and took cash from the till. The employee was not injured and the offender fled by bicycle.
- Knife threat
Man allegedly threatened teenagers with knife in Limburg
A man allegedly displayed a knife toward a group of teenagers and threatened them in a shopping arcade in Limburg. Police took him into custody.
- Knife attack
Teenager injured in knife attack in Frankfurt
A teenager suffered superficial cuts in an attack involving a combat knife in Frankfurt-Preungesheim. Two unknown suspects fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station employee threatened with knife in Oldenburg
A 21-year-old man allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Oldenburg with a long knife and stole cash and cigarettes. He was provisionally arrested in Saxony-Anhalt hours later.