Man seriously injured in stabbing at Berlin Holocaust memorial

A man has been seriously injured in a knife attack near Berlin’s Holocaust memorial.

The incident took place at around 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT), police said on X, adding that investigations into what happened “are ongoing”.

According to Tagesspiegel newspaper, officers had cordoned off the site and were carrying out a search.

Police are looking for the suspect, also a man, who they believe fled the scene with the weapon.

It is not clear whether the victim, who has been transported to hospital with wounds not thought to be life threatening, was known to the attacker.

Police say they do not know of any alleged motive, and several witnesses are being interviewed.

They also say they do not know what the weapon is exactly.

Many officers have been deployed to the area in the aftermath, with a statement on X saying there are also rescue workers 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.

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, which covers 19,000 sq metres, is described as being Germany’s central Holocaust memorial.