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16-Year-Old Stabbed Near Berlin TV Tower During Group Attack

Police say the assault followed an earlier dispute between acquainted youths.

Overview

  • The attack occurred around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Panoramastraße underpass by the Fernsehturm at Alexanderplatz.
  • Police say about seven people chased two 16-year-olds, and one victim fell and was stabbed in the back while on the ground.
  • The wounded teenager reached the Alexanderplatz police station with his friend's help and received first aid before an ambulance took him to hospital.
  • Surgeons operated on the youth, and authorities report his condition is not life-threatening.
  • The assailants fled the scene, no arrests have been announced, and the investigation is ongoing.