Overview

• A 24-year-old wearing a Star of David necklace was attacked on a tram by an unidentified man who tried to pull him off the vehicle and kicked him multiple times.
• The assault occurred shortly after 6:35 a.m. Friday on line 3 toward Europaplatz, and the attacker later threatened the victim again before fleeing.
• Erfurt police and the Kriminalpolizei are investigating the case as a suspected antisemitic, politically motivated crime.
• Investigators appealed to passengers who witnessed the incident to contact Kripo Erfurt and said they are securing tram video; the suspect was described as about 30, 185 cm tall, blond with short hair, wearing a white hoodie, black jacket, black work pants with green pockets, and black work shoes.
• The Thuringia state chancellery condemned the attack, and the state’s antisemitism commissioner noted a recent rise in such incidents across the region and Germany.