Knife attack in Bielefeld: Investigators check Islamist motif!

Knife attack in Bielefeld: Investigators check Islamist motif!

in Bielefeld, Germany, a serious incident has caused a sensation in which a 35-year-old native Syrian is in custody due to suspicion of murder. The investigators check a possible Islamist motif behind the knife attack, in which the suspect stabbed at least four people in front of a bar on Sunday morning with a knife and a spear -like object. The attackers were arrested in Heiligenhaus near Düsseldorf on Monday evening.

Five people suffered injuries, with two of them temporarily in mortal danger. The basis of the arrest warrant is four safely injured people. When arrested, the suspect resisted, which led to a slight injury on his part. The investigators led to the suspect that lives in Harsewinkel, not far from Bielefeld.

Details of the incident

The victims of the attack were part of a group that celebrated in the bar, including football fans of the club Arminia Bielefeld. During the attack, the victims defended themselves with punches, which injured the attacker and led to fleeing. At the scene of the crime, several knives and a bag left behind could be secured with personnel documents from the perpetrator and a bottle with an unknown liquid smelling after petrol.

The Federal Attorney General has now taken over the investigation into this serious incident, such as [Spiegel] (https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justeld/bielefeld-generalbundesanwalt-uebernmnt-germehnt-zum-messer attack-a-7869-483-b8c8d40da76) reported. The suspect who traveled to Europe via Turkey received a temporary protection status in Germany in December 2023 after submitting an asylum application.

context on razor crime in Germany

The debate about the increase in knife attacks in Germany is becoming increasingly relevant. According to reports, there were a total of 10,917 knife attacks in 2021, while in 2022 the number decreased to 8,160 with dangerous and serious assault. However, the increase in many federal states is particularly clear, including Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Berlin. According to [Media service Integration] (https://mediatienst-integration.de/artikel/messer attack statistics-und-berrieung.html), most perpetrators are non-German, which reinforces the discussion about possible relationships with the origin of the suspects.

Medial reporting on knife attacks shows that killing offenses make up about half of the reports on knife attacks. An analysis of over 600 media contributions has shown that reporting on violent crimes, especially from foreign perpetrators, has increased. In North Rhine-Westphalia, for example, 42.6% of the suspects were foreign in 2021, and 51.7% in Berlin. These figures illustrate the existing prejudices and the often distorted representation in the media, where German suspects are often not mentioned.

The developments in Bielefeld and the increasing discussion about knife attacks are therefore in the context of this broader topic that not only concerns society, but also political decision -makers.