A man wielding a knife was shot by the police on Friday after he stabbed six people, including a police officer, in the western German city of Mannheim.
Nancy Faeser, the German interior minister, said in a statement, 'If the investigations reveal an Islamist motive, then this would be yet another confirmation of the great danger posed by violent Islamist acts, of which we have warned.'
Germany has noted an uptick in attacks on politicians and campaign workers in recent months. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, 'Violence is not acceptable in our democracy.'
All of the victims were taken to area hospitals, where several had to undergo emergency surgery. By Friday night, the police said, two of the victims had been discharged.
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