The German authorities have confirmed this Saturday that the man who stabbed a 30 -year – He is legally found in Germany and allegedly acted for “religious reasons”, because he had been planning to kill Jews for several weeks.
The stabbed Spanish tourist has already been operated
In a joint statement, the Attorney General’s Office and the Berlin Police confirm that the victim of the attack, which suffered neck injuries, is out of danger after the rapid intervention of emergency services and an emergency operation in which he had to remain in an induced coma for a while.
According to these two institutions, the detainee, as previously advanced, is a Syrian who, “Apparently, he arrived in Germany in 2023 as a minor refugee not accompanied and requested asylum,” which was granted.
The attacker resided “legally in Germany”
Therefore, “legally in Germany”, specifically in the eastern city of Leipzig.
According to the inquiries about the attack, which occurred around 17.00 GMT, “there are alleged connections with the conflict of the Middle East,” said the Police and the Prosecutor’s Office.
As it is known until now, in particular by the accused statements of the police, The attacker “would have been planning to kill Jews for several weeks.”
“The choice of the crime place – the monument to the victims of the Holocaust – would also have been done in this context,” says the statement.
When he was arrested, the alleged author “carried a prayer carpet, a Quran, a piece of paper on February 21 with verses of the Qur’an and the alleged homicidal weapon, indicating a religious motivation,” says the police and the Prosecutor’s Office.
“So far there are no indications of links with other people or organizations,” they stressed.
The young Syrian, who will be taken this Saturday before the investigating judge so that he dictates his entry into preventive detention, had no criminal or judicial record in Berlin, they also added.
The man was arrested around 19.45 GMT when he returned to the site of the crime And when police officers observed that the suspect had hands and blood stained pants.
The detainee spoke clearly and was cooperative before the police, who still investigates whether the young man “suffers from any mental illness.”
The investigation for alleged attempted murder and dangerous body injuries has been assumed by the police security service and a homicide unit of the State Office of Criminal Police of Berlin.
Due to the importance of the case, the Attorney General of Berlin has taken charge of the investigation.
