(AFP) A Syrian migrant accused of stabbing four people outside a bar in the German city of Bielefeld was a member of the Islamic State group, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The suspect, identified as Mahmoud M., 35, is accused of randomly attacking customers with knives at the bar in Bielefeld in the early hours of May 18, leaving four people seriously injured.
He then allegedly fled the scene but was arrested and detained the next day around 170 kilometres (105 miles) away on suspicion of attempted murder and grievous bodily harm.
The case was then handed over to federal prosecutors after evidence suggested the attack might have been motivated by Islamist beliefs.
