Two men seriously hurt in separate knife attacks in Berlin's Kreuzberg
Police are investigating whether two stabbings hours apart in Berlin's Kreuzberg district, which left two men seriously injured, are linked.
Incidents in this story
- Schlesische Strasse / Falckensteinstrasse, Kreuzberg, Berlin · Saturday evening: 40-year-old stabbed several times after declining to give attacker alcohol (1 injured)
- Schlesische Strasse / Falckensteinstrasse, Kreuzberg, Berlin · before dawn Sunday: 24-year-old found stabbed in the back at same corner (1 injured)
Two men were seriously injured in two knife attacks in Berlin's Kreuzberg district overnight into Sunday, police said. Both were taken to hospital.
The first attack happened on Saturday evening at the corner of Schlesische Strasse and Falckensteinstrasse, police said. An unknown attacker reportedly asked a 40-year-old man for alcohol, and when the man said no, stabbed him several times before fleeing. The injured man told bystanders what happened; they alerted emergency services.
Before dawn on Sunday, a pedestrian found a 24-year-old man with stab wounds to his back at the same location, police said. The man said he had been stabbed in the back by an unknown attacker on Falckensteinstrasse. He was also taken to hospital.
Police said the attacker in neither case had been identified, and that officers were investigating whether the two attacks were connected.
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What we know
- Official · police A 40-year-old man was stabbed several times at a Kreuzberg street corner on Saturday evening after an unknown attacker asked him for alcohol, police said.
- 1 outlet · Tagesspiegel A 24-year-old man was found with stab wounds to his back at the same location before dawn on Sunday.
- 1 outlet · Tagesspiegel Both men were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
- 1 outlet · Tagesspiegel Police are investigating whether the two attacks are linked; no arrests have been reported.
Not yet confirmed
- Unconfirmed Whether the two attacks were carried out by the same person has not been confirmed.
- Unconfirmed The motive for either attack has not been established.
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Why it matters for Europe
Kreuzberg is a densely populated district with heavy night-time footfall, and two serious knife attacks at the same street corner within hours raise public-safety concerns for an area popular with residents and visitors alike.
Sources
Reported by 6 reports from 5 independent outlets in 2 countries.
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Questions and answers
- Where did the attacks happen?
- Both took place at the corner of Schlesische Strasse and Falckensteinstrasse in Berlin's Kreuzberg district.
- Were the attacks linked?
- Police said they were investigating whether the two stabbings, hours apart at the same location, are connected.
- Has anyone been arrested?
- No arrests have been reported in either case, police said.
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