Hunt for attacker after stabbing at Berlin Holocaust memorial

The attack happened between the Holocaust Memorial and the US embassy
(Picture: EPA)

A knife attack on the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin has left no less than one person severely injured.

The stabbing took place around 6pm between the US Embassy and the Holocaust memorial within the centre of Berlin.

Berlin Police said the severely injured man was taken to hospital.

Emergency vehicles have flooded the scene, as several witnesses to the stabbing are being treated for shock.

epa11913777 Police work at the crime scene at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, Germany, 21 February 2025. On Friday evening at around 6pm, a man was seriously injured. The police cordoned off a large area. Officers are searching the memorial grounds. According to the police, the man was injured by a sharp object and was taken to hospital by the fire brigade's ambulance service. EPA/CHRISTOPHER NEUNDORF — One person was severely injured and brought to hospital
(Picture: EPA)

The crime scene has been cordoned off and officers are searching the realm, in response to Bild newspaper.

The perpetrator or perpetrators are currently on the run.

The Holocaust Memorial was opened in 2005 and commemorates 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

Three weeks ago a 36-year-old destroyed wreaths on the memorial and injured two people before being arrested.

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