Suspect in stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial is Syrian refugee, police say

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Suspect in stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial is Syrian refugee, police say  The attack took place two days before snap parliamentary elections in Germany in which migration has become a top issue, pushed to the forefront by five deadly attacks involving immigrants over the past nine months.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/22/suspect-in-stabbing-at-berlins-holocaust-memorial-is-syrian-refugee-police-say  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Police in Berlin say the suspect in a stabbing attack at the Holocaust Memorial on Friday

00:07that seriously injured a Spanish tourist is a Syrian refugee who apparently wanted to

00:12kill Jews.

00:14The investigation reportedly points to a link between the attack and the conflict in the

00:18Middle East.

00:20Prosecutors said that evidence so far, particularly from what the unnamed man told police, suggests

00:25that he had decided in the last few weeks to kill Jews.

00:30The 19-year-old suspect was arrested on Friday, almost three hours after the attack, when

00:35he approached officers with blood on his hands and clothes.

00:39He arrived in Germany in 2023 as an unaccompanied minor and successfully applied for asylum.

00:46The attack took place two days before snap parliamentary elections in Germany in which

00:50migration has become a top issue.

00:54That comes after five deadly attacks involving immigrants over the past nine months.

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