Suspect arrested after man seriously injured in attack at Holocaust memorial in Berlin

LAST UPDATE | 22 hrs ago

A SUSPECT HAS been arrested by German police following an assault involving a sharp object at central Berlin’s Holocaust memorial which left one man injured.

The attack took place at around 6pm (5pm Irish time) on the northern side of the sprawling Holocaust monument, near the U.S. Embassy.

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

“A man was seriously injured by an unknown person,” German police said in a post online.

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“Rescue workers are caring for several people on site who had to witness the events,” the statement added.

A police spokeswoman told reporters that “the unknown man attacked the other man, possibly with a sharp object”.

The injured man was taken to hospital shortly after the assault, and is currently being treated. He is believed to be a Spanish native.

Police have said that the motive of the attack is not yet known. It is also not yet clear if the victim was known to the attacker.

Additional reporting from AFP

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