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Man Seriously Injured in Stabbing at Berlin Holocaust Memorial

Police are investigating the attack near the US Embassy, with the suspect still at large and the motive unclear.

  • A 30-year-old Spanish man was seriously injured in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial around 6:00 PM local time on Friday.
  • The suspect fled the scene and remains at large, with police conducting a citywide search and investigating the motive for the attack.
  • The attack occurred at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, a site honoring the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, located near the US Embassy in central Berlin.
  • Several witnesses to the attack are being treated for trauma, and emergency services have cordoned off the area while searches continue.
  • The incident comes just two days before Germany's national election, during a tense period marked by recent high-profile attacks across the country.
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