Man stabbed to death

Attack in Germany: perpetrator and victim Afghans

Police officers in front of the prefabricated building in Wolmirstedt(Bild: Thomas Schulz/dpa)

A bloody crime near Magdeburg has shaken Germany: a man stabbed another man in a prefabricated building and then attacked soccer fans at a European Championship party, injuring three people. The identities have now been established: both the victim and the perpetrator were from Afghanistan.

According to the police, a 27-year-old Afghan is responsible for the attacks on Friday evening in the town of Wolmirstedt in Saxony-Anhalt. First, the 27-year-old stabbed a man in a nearby prefabricated housing estate with an object similar to a knife. According to the police, the victim was also an Afghan. The 23-year-old man succumbed to his injuries after the attack.

Another attack at a European Championship party
According to the police, the attacker initially wandered aimlessly through Wolmirstedt after the bloody attack. Shortly after 9 p.m., he entered a private property in a housing estate where a private watch party was taking place for the opening match of the European Championship.

He attacked the soccer fans and wounded three people in the process. A 50-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man were seriously injured and a 56-year-old man was slightly injured. Shortly afterwards, police officers rushed to the scene. When the perpetrator attacked the police officers, two officers shot him. The man died a short time later in hospital.

Motive not yet clear
The motive for the crime is still unclear, according to the police there are no indications of a religiously motivated act. According to "Bild", the two Afghans got into an argument. The investigation is ongoing.