(Deutsche Welle) A man attacked several people in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, including at a private party to mark the opening of the Euro 2024 soccer tournament, before he was shot and killed by the police.
German police said Saturday that the attacker had initially stabbed a young man in Wolmirstedt, a town of 12,000 people north of Magdeburg, who later died of his injuries.
German police said the attacker was a 27-year-old Afghan national and his first victim was also from Afghanistan.
The assailant then rushed through a nearby allotment, reportedly threatening people with a “knife-like object.”
