Overview

• Berlin’s homicide unit and the public prosecutor are investigating the Friday night assault near the Museumsinsel site as a case of manslaughter.
• The victim, a 20-year-old Syrian man, was attacked by roughly 15 people, likely with a knife, was resuscitated at the scene, and later died in hospital.
• Two companions, aged 22 and 23, sustained minor injuries, and the attackers fled as police continue to search for suspects.
• The Stiftung Humboldt Forum will review and expand its security concept, adding staff for larger events and coordinating with police and neighborhood partners.
• A knife fight at the same location about three weeks earlier injured six men, and prosecutors say any link to the latest attack is not established.