Knife attack at the Holocaust Memorial: Federal Minister of the Interior calls for deportation!

Knife attack at the Holocaust Memorial: Federal Minister of the Interior calls for deportation!

Holocaust-Mahnmal, Berlin, Deutschland - in Berlin has attracted an internation of international attention to the Holocaust memorial. On Friday evening, a 30-year-old Spanish tourist was seriously injured in a brutal knife attack. The alleged perpetrator, a 19-year-old recognized refugee from Syria, was arrested shortly after the crime, while the authorities suspect an anti-Semitic background. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser described this attack as "hideous and brutal crime". The perpetrator's statement that he has been pursuing the plan to kill Jews, which the public prosecutor has confirmed, has been particularly worrying, such as kathpress reports .

political reactions and harder measures

After the incident, Faeser calls for a strict punishment of the attacker and announced that he should be deported directly from custody. "Anyone who commits such acts and misusing protection in Germany has forfeited any right to be in our country," she said. These statements were not only responded to this attack, but also in the context of the recent violent attacks that have already fueled extensive discussions about German migration policy, such as t-online reports .

The incident at the Holocaust memorial, a central monument to the murdered Jews in Europe, also raises the question of the security of visitors, as this is a popular place for tourists. At the investigating authorities it became known that they have already been able to thwart another potential attack. An 18-year-old suspected terrorist was arrested who might have planned a politically motivated attack. These developments illustrate the worrying security sites that affect not only Germany but also Europe.