Dresden tram stabbing: Police appeal for witnesses DW 08/25/2025
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Police in Dresden appealed for witnesses after a stabbing on a Gorbitz-bound tram in the early hours of Sunday. An altercation involving three people occurred at the Neustadter Markt stop at 12:25 a.m. Two men from a group reportedly harassed female passengers, prompting a 21-year-old US citizen to intervene and be stabbed by one of the men. Authorities apprehended a 21-year-old Syrian national but released him while continuing to search for an unidentified suspect wanted for grievous bodily harm. The New York Post published photos appearing to show the blood-spattered tram interior. Police continue to seek witnesses.
Police said that an altercation took place involving three people on the Gorbitz-bound tram at the the Neustadter Markt stop at 12:25 a.m. (2225 UTC/GMT). According to police, two men from a group were harassing female passengers. A 21-year-old US citizen intervened but was stabbed by one of two men involved in the altercation. The police apprehended a 21-year-old Syrian national but have yet to capture an unidentified man wanted for grievous bodily harm, among other things.
Police in the eastern German city of Dresden have appealed for witnesses to come forward after following a stabbing incident that took place on a tram in the early hours of Sunday morning. What we know Police said that an altercation took place involving three people on the Gorbitz-bound tram at the the Neustadter Markt stop at 12:25 a.m. (2225 UTC/GMT).
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