Overview

• The attack occurred outside a supermarket in Rochlitz, Saxony, where a 59-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man were seriously injured but are not in life-threatening condition.
• The suspect, who had a prior ban from the store, initially left when asked but returned later in the day to commit the attack.
• Several passersby and the 18-year-old employee intervened, restraining the attacker until police arrived and arrested him on the spot.
• The suspect resisted arrest, hitting and kicking officers, and the knife used in the attack was seized by police.
• Authorities are investigating the motives and circumstances of the attack, which remain unclear at this time.