Overview

• Dresden prosecutors placed a 21-year-old Syrian in pre-trial detention on suspicion he injured a 20-year-old American with a dangerous object and now assert an urgent suspicion.
• The victim remains hospitalized with a deep facial cut, and police say there was never a threat to his life.
• Police report the stabbing followed harassment of young women on a tram, after which the American intervened.
• A second suspect is still being sought after fleeing the scene, with authorities withholding further details for investigative reasons.
• The U.S. Embassy in Berlin condemned the attack and urged the harshest lawful punishment, while a GoFundMe for the victim surpassed $46,000 by Tuesday midday.