Trio threatens residents during home robbery in Lüneburg
Three masked people allegedly threatened two residents of a terraced house in Lüneburg with a knife and a table leg before stealing cash and electronic devices.
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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 attack
Man arrested after fatal knife injury in Neuss
A 25-year-old man was fatally injured with a knife during an altercation in Neuss. Another participant was arrested.
- Knife threat
Man threatens bus driver with knife at Limburg station
A man is alleged to have threatened a bus driver with a knife at Limburg station square. Police arrested him shortly after he fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife and injured on Chemnitz bus
Two unknown men allegedly used a knife to demand money from a 31-year-old man on a bus in Chemnitz. When he had no cash, they punched him in the face and caused minor injuries.
- Knife attack
Youth injures man with pointed object in Halle (Saale)
Following a verbal dispute in Halle (Saale), a youth is alleged to have attacked and injured a 42-year-old man with a pointed object.
- Knife attack
Teenager seriously injured after attack in Neuss
A teenager was seriously injured after an attack in Neuss-Norf. Police are searching for the man who fled.
- Knife threat
Man threatens wife with bread knife in Hagen
A man is alleged to have threatened his wife with a bread knife during an overnight dispute in Hagen and struck her in the face.
- Knife threat
Man threatens car buyer with machete in Dahlem
During a dispute over a planned car sale, a man in Dahlem allegedly threatened a buyer with a machete. No one was injured.
- Robbery/extortion
Woman robbed at knifepoint in Gelsenkirchen
A woman was robbed at knifepoint in Gelsenkirchen-Horst. The woman who carried out the robbery fled in a car with a waiting driver.
- Knife threat
Woman threatens man with knife in Munich apartment
Following an argument in an apartment in Munich-Giesing, a woman allegedly threatened a man with a knife. Police arrested her.
- Knife attack
Girl injures boy with utility knife in Bayreuth
At Bayreuth's central bus stop, a girl is alleged to have inflicted a deep facial cut on a boy with a utility knife. The boy was treated in hospital and the girl was detained.
- Knife attack
Woman allegedly injured with knife in Warngau
A 62-year-old man is alleged to have injured his 53-year-old wife with a knife in Warngau. She was treated in hospital, while the suspect was initially detained and later released.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robs cyclist at knifepoint in Borken
An unknown man is alleged to have threatened a 21-year-old cyclist with a knife in Borken's city park and stolen his phone, bag and e-bike. The suspect fled on the bicycle.
- Knife threat
Man threatens pursuer with knife in Limburg-Staffel
Following property damage in Limburg-Staffel, a man is alleged to have threatened his pursuer with a knife. He was subsequently seriously injured when the pursuer assaulted him.
- Knife attack
Woman suspected of injuring fiancé with knife in Traunstein
A woman is suspected of injuring her fiancé with a knife at an accommodation facility in Traunstein. The man received outpatient treatment; the suspect was initially arrested and later released.
- Knife attack
Woman found dead in Recklinghausen after suspected stab injuries
Police found a woman dead in a Recklinghausen flat with suspected stab injuries. A man from her family circle was provisionally detained.
- Knife threat
Man threatens people outside Viersen café with utility knife
A man is alleged to have threatened several people with a utility knife after an argument outside a café in Viersen. Police provisionally detained him and later released him.
- Knife attack
Man injured in knife attack in Dortmund
Following an argument in Dortmund's northern inner city, a man is alleged to have injured another man in the face with a knife. The suspect fled.
- Knife attack
Man stabs toward woman's companion with knife in Gelsenkirchen
After allegedly harassing a woman in Gelsenkirchen, an unidentified man reportedly stabbed toward her companion with a knife. The man avoided the strike, and police are seeking witnesses.
- Knife threat
Man threatens two men with knife in Ravensburg
An unidentified man allegedly threatened two men in Ravensburg with a knife and an object resembling a firearm. He fled before police arrived.