(AP) A man suspected of attacking and injuring five people outside a bar in Germany has been arrested, and investigators believe the attack may have been “religiously motivated,” authorities said Tuesday.
The suspect, a 35-year-old Syrian national identified only as Mahmoud M. in line with privacy rules, was arrested late Monday in Heiligenhaus, near Düsseldorf. Police said tips from witnesses led investigators to the suspect, who was slightly injured while trying to resist arrest.
Early Sunday, a man wielding [a] sharp object attacked five men between 22 and 27 outside a bar in the western city of Bielefeld. Four were seriously injured.
