Man injured in knife attack speaks from hospital bed

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An unidentified assailant struck at a gathering on the Mannheim marketplace on Friday, wounding six individuals, one of whom was a police official. The Baden-Wuerttemberg Criminal Investigation Department relayed that the victims, with the exception of the officer, had taken part in the demonstration. The exact relationship between the assaulted individuals and the BPE is as yet undetermined. The suspect, who was shot by police, is in emergency surgery and consequently unable to answer questions about the attack's intent. Stefanie Kizina, treasurer of the BPE, pointed out that the assault was explicitly aimed at Stürzenberger, a prominent member of the Krefeld-based organization.

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1. The Baden-Württemberg Police Force (BPE) has expressed concern about the rise of extremism in Mannheim, following the knife attack.
2. The suspect in the knife attack in Mannheim has links to extremist groups in Baden-Württemberg, according to German security services.
3. Michael Stürzenberger, a prominent member of the Krefeld-based BPE, was the intended target of the knife attack in Mannheim, as stated by Stefanie Kizina, the treasurer of the BPE.
4. In response to the knife attack in Mannheim, some European countries, including Germany, have increased their security measures to prevent similar attacks and combat extremism.

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