A 25-year-old man born in Afghanistan has been ordered held on suspicion of attempted murder following a knife attack at an event organized by a group opposing 'political Islam' in Mannheim, Germany. The attack left six people injured, including a police officer who remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed while trying to intervene.
The motive for the attack, which took place on a central square in Mannheim, remains unknown. The suspect, who has lived in Germany since 2014, is married and has two children. His apartment in Heppenheim was searched, and digital devices were recovered for evaluation.
