Overview

• A 24-year-old was assaulted on Erfurt’s line 3 shortly after 6:35 a.m. after the attacker noticed a Star of David necklace, with blows and kicks reported and an attempt to pull the victim from the tram.
• The assailant exited at Straße der Nationen, confronted the victim again at Europaplatz, issued threats, struck him, and then fled.
• Erfurt police have secured tram video, opened a probe for a suspected antisemitic crime, and report no arrest to date.
• Detectives released a description of the suspect as about 30 years old, roughly 185 cm tall, blond with short hair, wearing a white hoodie, black jacket, black builder’s trousers with green pockets, and black work shoes.
• The Thuringian government condemned the attack, the state antisemitism commissioner urged vigilance, and the Jewish community contacted the victim while noting his religious affiliation remains unclear.