- Escalating disputes - wounded in knife attack
Violent clashes, involving the use of knives, have left several people injured in Berlin. A young man suffered a life-threatening stab wound to the abdomen in Kreuzberg on Tuesday evening as a dispute between two groups escalated. The man had to undergo emergency surgery, according to police. A 31-year-old participant also sustained stab wounds to the back but was able to leave the hospital after treatment.
The reason why the groups were fighting in a park on the Segitzdamm between Oranienplatz and Wassertorplatz, using glass bottles, remains unclear, police said. A 31-year-old man, suspected of being involved in the altercation, was arrested nearby. Police are still investigating whether he was the one who attacked the men with the knife.
Dispute at a Döner stall escalates
In Pankow, police were called to a dispute between two men, aged 35 and 49, outside a Döner stall on Tuesday evening. The younger man allegedly grabbed a Döner knife and stabbed the older man in the thigh. The knife then fell and injured an unrelated 49-year-old man's foot, causing minor cuts. The "B.Z." had previously reported on the incident.
Another major police operation took place in Spandau in the evening. Shots were fired, a police spokesman said, but no one was injured. According to "B.Z.", police secured the crime scene in the Wilhelmstadt district with machine guns. Further details were not initially provided, but police promised a statement today.
The European Union expressed concern over the escalating violence in various parts of Germany, particularly the incidents in Berlin and Pankow. The European Union urges German authorities to take swift action to ensure public safety and maintain law and order.
