Group attacks teenagers at Mahndorf station
A larger group is alleged to have attacked three teenagers at Mahndorf station in Bremen, using a knife among other weapons. One teenager was taken to hospital with head injuries.
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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
- Knife threat
Knife threat during fight at Büsum station
During an altercation involving four men at Büsum station, one participant threatened the others with a knife. All four sustained minor injuries.
- Robbery/extortion
Two offenders rob man at bus stop in Niederkirchen
Two unknown offenders allegedly threatened a 29-year-old man with a knife at a bus stop in Niederkirchen and robbed him of his mobile phone. The phone was later recovered undamaged.
- Robbery/extortion
Armed men threaten employee in Soest petrol station robbery
Two men threatened an employee with a firearm and a knife during a petrol station robbery in Soest. They fled with cash.
- Knife attack
Man injured with kitchen knife during altercation in Wetzlar
A 39-year-old man was injured with a kitchen knife after an altercation in Wetzlar. Two unidentified men are alleged to have been involved.
- Knife threat
Man threatens passers-by with machete in Eisenberg
A man threatened passers-by with a machete in Eisenberg. Police subdued him, and the machete was not used.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured with knife in Mönchengladbach
A man is alleged to have seriously injured an acquaintance with a knife in Mönchengladbach on 4 September. The suspect was provisionally detained.
- Robbery/extortion
Man demands cash at knifepoint in Kiel
A man is alleged to have threatened an employee with a knife and stolen cash from a specialist shop in Kiel. He fled on foot.
- Knife attack
Man uses knife to fend off attempted extortion near Molbergen
Two men allegedly tried to extort money from a driver near Molbergen after faking a vehicle breakdown. The 25-year-old used a small knife to fend off an attack and sustained minor injuries.
- Knife threat
52-year-old threatened with knife in Langenfeld
During an altercation outside a restaurant in Langenfeld, an unknown man threatened a 52-year-old with a knife.
- Knife attack
Teenager injured with machete after dispute in Wilhelmshaven
Following a dispute between two teenagers in Wilhelmshaven, one teenager sustained a cut wound that may have been caused by a machete.
- Robbery/extortion
Fake police officers rob family at knifepoint on A4
Two men posing as police officers allegedly stopped a family on the A4 near Merzenich and threatened them with a knife. They took cash and jewellery before fleeing towards Aachen.
- Knife threat
33-year-old threatens police officers with knife in Pforzheim
A 33-year-old man allegedly threatened police officers with a knife in Pforzheim and is in pre-trial detention.
- Robbery/extortion
Bakery employee threatened with knife in Worms
An unknown man threatened a bakery employee with a knife in Worms, demanded cash and fled with stolen money.
- Knife attack
Man injured with pointed object in Munich
A 23-year-old man was superficially injured with a pointed object after an altercation in Munich's Ludwigsvorstadt district.
- Knife threat
Knife threat during altercation at Sittardplatz
A 27-year-old man was reportedly threatened with a knife during an altercation at Sittardplatz in Mönchengladbach.
- Knife attack
Two men injured with knife outside Rüsselsheim venue
Two men were beaten and injured with a knife during a confrontation outside a venue in Rüsselsheim. One suspect was detained.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife in Viersen-Dülken
Unknown individuals allegedly attacked and lightly injured a man with a knife in Viersen-Dülken on Tuesday evening.
- Knife attack
Man stabs brother with knife in Lüneburg apartment
After an argument in an apartment in Lüneburg, a man is alleged to have injured his brother with a knife. The injured man was treated in hospital and the suspect fled.
- Knife threat
Man threatens police officers in Oldenburg with two knives
A 39-year-old man is alleged to have approached police officers in Oldenburg holding two raised knives. He was subdued and taken to a psychiatric facility with minor injuries.