Man injured in attack at Berlin Holocaust memorial

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Man injured in attack at Berlin Holocaust memorial

A man has been seriously injured in a knife attack near Berlin’s Holocaust memorial, ******* media is reporting.

According to Tagesspiegel newspaper, police have cordoned off the site and are carrying out a search.

The man was reportedly injured with a sharp object and has been transported by the fire brigade to hospital.

“At around 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT), a man was seriously injured by an unknown person,” ******* police wrote on X, adding “investigations are ongoing”.

“The injured man was taken to hospital,” the statement continued.

“Rescue workers are on site caring for several people who witnessed the events.”

The knife attack appears to have taken place on the northern side of the memorial – opposite which sits the US Embassy.

It is not yet clear what caused the attack or if the assailant has been apprehended.

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, which sits in the centre of Berlin, covers 19,000 sq metres. It is Germany’s central Holocaust memorial.

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