Killer knifeman shot dead in Germany after party rampage during Scotland match

German police have shot dead a killer knifeman who stabbed one man to death before injuring three others at an event in the city of Madgeburg.

The 27-year-old male attacker launched his attack at a Euro 2024 party while watching the opening game which saw Germany win 5-1 against Scotland – it comes as 200,000 Scotland fans made their way to Munich this week.

A police spokeswoman said the attacker then launched at police officers as they arrived on scene. One officer drew his gun and fatally shot the man. A spokesperson said on Saturday morning, June 15: “Firearms were used. The perpetrator died in hospital.”

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The attack, which broke out at around 9:30pm on Friday night, left at least three people injured, while two others – a 50-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man – suffered severe wounds. A second man, 56, suffered minor injuries. Police are yet to provide an update on the condition of these victims, the The Mirror reports.

According to local media reports, the attacker was an Afghan national. The same man is also suspected of murdering another male, aged 23 and also from Afghanistan , earlier in a tower block near where the private party took place.

Police were called to the scene following reports that the attacker had threatened people on an allotment while on his way to the venue, according to the Magdeburger Volksstimme newspaper.

Nancy Faeser, the German interior minister, said: “We are arming ourselves against all conceivable dangers with the maximum commitment of the security authorities. Our focus ranges from the threat of Islamist terror to hooligans and cyber attacks. The Federal Police will protect Germany’s borders, airports and rail traffic.”

A command centre has been set up in the city of Neuss in the Rhine region as counter-terror police assembled in a bid to keep members of the public safe at Euro 2024 events.

It comes shortly after police arrested a man at Cologne Airport after he reportedly transferred crypto currency to an alleged Islamic state cell in Afghanistan. The suspect identified as ‘Soufian T’ due to German privacy laws, is believed to have applied to work as a security guard at various Euro 2024 watch events. A tip off to a German security agency meant his applications were rejected.

A separate incident in Mannheim last month saw knifeman Sulaiman Ataee, 25, stab anti-Islam activist Michael Stuerzenberger, a police officer and bystanders as horrifying footage of the scene unfolding was live streamed on YouTube.

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A 29-year-old police officer, who was named as Rouven L, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead while Ataee was shot and wounded by police. Locals described Ataee as a ‘well integrated’ refugee who ‘became noticeably colder’ before the attack, sources say.

According to Ataee’s friends, neighbours and even the authorities, the father-of-two was known to be a helpful, kind and agreeable citizen who had worked hard to integrate into society by becoming fluent in German.

Ataee, who was born in Herat, Afghanistan, arrived in Germany aged 14, where he settled in a youth residential group in the state of Hesse. His application for asylum was rejected, but due to his young age, authorities chose not to deport him. The case is now being taken over by federal prosecutors responsible for terrorism and national security cases.

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