Berlin U-Bahn Knife Attack Leaves Two Dead, Police Actions Under Investigation

A 43-year-old Syrian man fatally stabbed a 29-year-old German in a Berlin U-Bahn station before being shot by police; authorities confirm no terrorist motive.

The altercation began in a U-Bahn train traveling from Kaiserdamm to Sophie-Charlotte-Platz and escalated into a fatal stabbing on the platform.
The attacker, armed with a kitchen knife, stabbed the victim three times, including a fatal wound to the heart, before fleeing the scene.
Police shot the suspect multiple times on Schloßstraße after he approached them with the knife; he later died in the hospital following emergency surgery.
Both the victim and the attacker were previously known to law enforcement for offenses including bodily harm and drug violations.
Investigators have ruled out an Islamist-terrorist motive and are examining the police use of lethal force as part of standard protocol.