Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing

When

21 Feb 2025

Kind

Event

Coordinates

52.51° N, 13.38° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing.

A 30-year-old Spanish tourist is seriously injured in a stabbing attack at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, Germany. A 19-year-old Syrian man is arrested.

2025 stabbing attack in Berlin, Germany

On 21 February 2025, a knife attack occurred at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial, resulting in the severe injury of a 30-year-old Spanish tourist. The perpetrator, identified as 19-year-old Syrian asylum seeker Wassim al M, reportedly expressed a desire to kill Jews. He was convicted and sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment in 2026.

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