Police officer's funeral held after death in Mannheim knife attack

Police officer's funeral held after death in Mannheim knife attack

On the 31st of May, a 25-year-old man from Afghanistan assaulted members of the anti-Islam citizens' group Pax Europa at the marketplace in Mannheim. A 29-year-old police officer was also targeted and critically injured. Following the incident, the officer underwent surgery and was placed in an artificial coma. Sadly, he passed away on the 2nd of June. This tragic news sent shockwaves throughout Germany.

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1. The funeral service for the police officer who lost his life in the knife attack in Mannheim was attended by representatives from various political parties, including the SPD's Winfried Kretschmann and the CDU's Thomas Strobl.
2. The marketplace in Mannheim, where the knife attack occurred, has been a site of tension between different groups, often leading to confrontations.
3. In response to the knife attack, Nancy Faeser, the Federal Minister of the Interior, has called for increased security measures to protect police officers and prevent such incidents in the future.
4. Afghans in Germany have expressed their condolences to the family of the police officer and the SPD mayor of Mannheim, who has strongly condemned the attack.
5. The leader of the Greens in Baden-Württemberg, Robert Habeck, also attended the funeral of the police officer, expressing his sympathy and solidarity with the family and the police force.

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