(AFP) German federal prosecutors said Friday they were investigating a 26-year-old Syrian man for two separate knife attacks in the western city of Duisburg, where an Islamist motive was suspected.
The federal prosecutor’s office, which generally investigates cases including terrorist incidents, was taking over the probe from local authorities due to its particular significance, a spokeswoman said.
The Syrian man was arrested by police over the weekend in relation to a stabbing at a city centre gym last week, which left four men severely injured.
The suspect initially evaded law enforcement but was identified after police shared CCTV images from the night of the incident.
