Mannheim (Baden-Wurttemberg) – Germany in shock over the horrific shooting spree on Mannheim’s market square!
A 25-year-old Afghan had stabbed the Islam critic Michael Stürzenberger (59) with a combat knife. In the tumult, the gunman injured five other people and was then shot dead by a police officer. Horrific: A police officer who was stabbed in the head from behind by the knife-wielding man is fighting for his life. In the evening after the bloodbath The seriously injured Michael Stürzenberger reports from the hospital.
Michael Stürzenberger (59) was the federal chairman of the small party “Die Freiheit”. He is a member of the citizens’ movement Pax Europa (BPE) and author of anti-Islam blogs
The 59-year-old wrote to his 7,300 followers on the messenger service “Telegram” that the two-and-a-half-hour operation in a clinic “went well.” Stürzenberger: “Many thanks to all the doctors, surgeons, other medical staff and nurses involved. And to all the police officers and stewards of the BPE who courageously confronted the attacker. I hope that the police officer who stabbed him in the neck and all the other injured people will soon be well again.”
Police officers treat the bleeding and seriously injured Stürzenberger seconds after the attack
The former CSU press spokesman and critic of Islam, who was also listed in the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution’s report (“Islamophobia relevant to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution”) for nine years, took part in a rally by the citizens’ movement Pax Europa (BPE) on Mannheim’s market square at midday. According to the announcement, he wanted to carry out “educational work” from 12 to 6 p.m.
Stitches in leg and face
While a live stream was already broadcasting the beginning of the event on the Internet, at 11.35 a.m. the Afghan Sulaiman A. (25) pounced on the politician and attacked him with a knife.
With murderous intent The young man, who was wearing glasses, sweatpants and a full beard, stabbed Stürzenberger again and again with the blade. Gaping wounds were left on his thigh and face.
Then the gunman attacked other people at the stand, jumped on a policeman from behind and rammed his Knife in head and neck – acute danger to life! Seconds later, a colleague shot the Afghan with his service weapon.
The knife attacker rams the blade into the policeman’s head from behind, moments later his colleague shoots the attacker down
Doctors have been fighting for the young officer’s life for hours. Forensic scientists and homicide detectives spent the entire Friday securing evidence from the bloody crime on the market square.
According to “Spiegel”, the investigators’ initial assessment is that the attacker acted out of Islamist motives.
Until the evening, forensic technicians secured evidence at the crime scene
At 10:09 p.m., Stürzenberger addressed his supporters from the clinic – via “Telegram”
The 59-year-old recently addressed his injured comrades on “Telegram”: “Best wishes for a speedy recovery also to Moritz, who was stabbed in the leg and had to undergo surgery for two hours, and to Paul, who was injured in the upper arm and probably lost a lot of blood. He had bravely pulled the presumed Afghan Muslim away from me. Without Paul, everything might have turned out much worse.”
The native Bavarian continued: “We also hope our 1000th Rainer gets better soon, who also suffered knife injuries. Many thanks also to Moni, who did a great job as head steward and also administered first aid to my heavily bleeding wounds. An extremely important measure. Things could have turned out really badly today.”