Two men attacked with pepper spray and reportedly threatened with knives in Gotha
A group attacked two men with pepper spray in Gotha and reportedly may have threatened them with knives.
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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 attack
Five lightly injured after fight at Dortmund sports ground
Five people were lightly injured in a fight after a football match in Dortmund-Derne. Initial findings indicate that a screwdriver was used.
- Knife attack
Man dies after suspected knife attack in Osnabrück
A man is suspected of stabbing his flatmate in the upper body with a knife during a dispute in Osnabrück. The victim later died in hospital, and the suspect is in pre-trial detention.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in knife attack in Bielefeld
During a dispute on Körnerstraße in Bielefeld, a 20-year-old man is alleged to have seriously injured a 22-year-old with a knife.
- Knife threat
Petrol station employee threatened with knife in Stuttgart
A man allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Stuttgart after being asked to pay for alcohol.
- Robbery/extortion
Knife threat after backpack theft on regional train
After an alleged backpack theft on a regional train, a man threatened the victim with a knife. Three passengers were recorded as victims.
- Knife attack
Patient threatens hospital staff with knife in Sande
A patient threatened staff with a knife at a hospital in Sande and stabbed through a door gap. No one was injured.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife during dispute at Hanover central station
A 20-year-old man was slightly injured with a knife during a dispute at a fast-food restaurant in Hanover central station. The 22-year-old suspect was still at the scene.
- Robbery/extortion
Armed petrol station robbery in Wiesbaden
An unknown man threatened a petrol station employee in Wiesbaden with a knife and stole cash and cigarettes. He fled without being identified.
- Knife attack
Man dies after knife injury in Hamburg-Heimfeld
In Hamburg-Heimfeld, a 20-year-old woman is alleged to have fatally injured a 36-year-old acquaintance with a knife during an argument. She was provisionally detained.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in altercation in Nordenham
A man suffered multiple stab wounds during an altercation in an apartment in Nordenham. Three men are considered involved.
- Robbery/extortion
Employee threatened with knife and robbed in Görlitz
An employee of a shop in Görlitz was threatened with a knife after closing time and forced to hand over 120 euros.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife and robbed in Gelsenkirchen
A man was reportedly threatened with a knife, punched and robbed of 50 euros at Park am Michaelshaus in Gelsenkirchen.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station employee threatened with knife in Cologne
A masked perpetrator is alleged to have threatened a petrol station employee in Cologne-Stammheim with a knife and stolen cash and cigarettes.
- Knife attack
Three injured in knife attack at Limburg shisha bar
Three men were injured with a knife during a dispute at a shisha bar in Limburg. A suspect and his companion fled.
- Knife attack
Knife attack at Nuremberg restaurant leaves one man injured
During a dispute at a restaurant in Nuremberg, an employee was attacked with a knife but was not injured. The owner was slightly injured in a further attack.
- Knife attack
Two men injured in altercation on Frankfurt's Zeil
Two men were injured in an altercation on Frankfurt's Zeil. One man was reportedly injured with a knife.
- Knife attack
Machete attack in Neustadt am Rübenberge: suspect arrested
A man in Neustadt am Rübenberge allegedly injured a neighbour with a machete and later attacked police officers.
- Robbery/extortion
Masked man threatens petrol station employee with knife
A masked man threatened a petrol station employee in Ginsheim-Gustavsburg with a knife and demanded cash. He fled without any money.
- Robbery/extortion
Employee robbed at knife point at Munich petrol station
A masked offender threatened an employee at a petrol station in Munich with a knife and took cash.