| 2024 Mannheim stabbing | |
|---|---|
 Location of the Marktplatz square in Mannheim | |
| Location | Mannheim, Germany |
| Coordinates | 49°29′23″N 8°28′02″E / 49.4898°N 8.4672°E |
| Date | 31 May 2024 11:34 am[1] (CEST; UTC+02:00) |
Attack type | Mass stabbing |
| Weapon | Knife |
| Deaths | 1 (police officer) |
| Injured | 6 (including the perpetrator) |
| Motive | Islamic extremism |
| Accused | Sulaiman Ataee |
On 31 May 2024 at 11:34 am, a man ambushed and stabbed several people at a rally hosted by the counter-jihad and anti-Islam group Citizens' Movement Pax Europa (BPE) in the market square in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He mortally wounded a police officer, who died two days later, and wounded five other people. The victims included the controversial activist Michael Stürzenberger, the main speaker at the rally. Six people were injured, including Stürzenberger and a police officer who was stabbed in the neck and died from his injuries two days later. The attack was stopped when the suspect was shot and injured by another police officer.[2][3] Investigators suspect that the suspect's motive was Islamist in nature.[4]
- ^ @PolizeiMannheim (5 June 2024). "Schweigeminute #FürRouven. Zum Gedenken an unseren getöteten Kollegen #Rouven wird die Polizei BW am Freitag, 7. Juni 2024, um 11:34 Uhr, landesweit eine Schweigeminute durchführen. Die gesamte Bevölkerung ist eingeladen, sich an der Schweigeminute zu beteiligen. #einervonuns" [Minute of silence #ForRouven. In memory of our killed colleague #Rouven, the BW police will observe a minute of silence nationwide on Friday, June 7, 2024, at 11:34 am. The entire population is invited to take part in the minute of silence. #oneofus] (Tweet) (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Several people injured in stabbing in Mannheim, Germany, police say". NBC News. Associated Press. 31 May 2024. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Rechtspopulistische »Bürgerbewegung Pax Europa«: Wer sind die Opfer der Attacke von Mannheim?" [Right-wing populist “Citizens’ Movement Pax Europa”: Who are the victims of the Mannheim attack?]. Der Spiegel (in German). 31 May 2024. ISSN 2195-1349. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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