Knifeman suspect captured after returning to Holocaust memorial ‘with blood in his hands’
A suspect has been arrested after a knife attack on a Spanish tourist at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin.
The stabbing took place around 6pm local time between the US embassy and the Holocaust memorial in the centre of Berlin.
A suspect ‘with visible blood stains’ was later arrested after returning to the scene of the crime, Tagesspiegel reports.
An ambulance rushed the seriously injured victim, a 30-year-old Spanish tourist, to hospital after the attack.
Berlin Police said on X: ‘Our emergency services arrested the man due to visible blood stains.
‘A larger area around the crime scene is currently being searched for clues by additional emergency services, police dogs and the police helicopter.’
The victim is severely but not life-threateningly injured, the Police confirmed, adding he is in a ‘stabile condition’.
Emergency vehicles have flooded the scene, as several witnesses to the stabbing are being treated for shock.
Tagesppiegel reports the attack took place on the northern side of the sprawling Holocaust monument, near the US embassy.
The crime scene has been cordoned off and officers are searching the area.
The perpetrator was first reported to have fled the scene and witnesses claimed they saw a man running away from the incident.
Cops then said at 9pm local time a suspect has been near the crime scene.
‘The person’s identity is being checked and the investigation is ongoing,’ they added.
Police spokesman Florian Nath said earlier: ‘The victim is a male, injured by a stabbing weapon. He is in hospital. The identity of the man is not yet known.’
It is not known whether there is a link between the attack and the Holocaust memorial or the US Embassy.
The Holocaust memorial was opened in 2005 and commemorates 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
The memorial consists of 2,711 concrete steles arranged in a grid and covering an area of approximately 19,000 square meters.
Three weeks ago a 36-year-old destroyed wreaths at the memorial and injured two people before being arrested.
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