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Homeless Man Stabbed in Attempted Bike Robbery Near Berlin’s Humboldt Forum

The case highlights a recent cluster of knife attacks near the Humboldt Forum under heightened police presence.

Overview

  • Police said a witness called around 9:30 p.m. after spotting the injured 25-year-old on the Karl-Liebknecht Bridge with a stab wound to the upper body.
  • Officers provided first aid until paramedics arrived, and the man underwent emergency surgery and is reported to be in stable, non-life-threatening condition.
  • Initial findings indicate a dispute over a bicycle with an unknown assailant who fled without taking anything.
  • The robbery unit of Police Directorate 5 has taken over the investigation, and the suspect remains at large.
  • The incident follows a fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old Syrian man at the site one week earlier and a multi-person knife fight about four weeks ago that led to several arrests.