German Media: The Perpetrator of the Attack on the Anti-Islam Rally in Germany is an Afghan

Bayan News – German media reported that the attacker who assaulted the anti-Islam rally in the city of Mannheim on Friday (May 31) with a knife is an Afghan.

The magazine Der Spiegel wrote that this 25-year-old attacker is originally from Herat, Afghanistan, and in his attack, at least six people including a police officer were injured.

Yesterday, a man attacked with a knife the campaign of a right-wing group called the “European Patriotic Movement”, resulting in six people, including a police officer, being wounded.

The German magazine “Der Spiegel” reported that the attacker lives in the state of Hesse, about 40 kilometers from the scene of the incident. The publication wrote that the German security authorities had not previously identified him as a “dangerous” individual.

Thomas Strobl, the interior minister of the state of Baden-Württemberg, said that the condition of the injured police officer is serious. No information has been provided about the health condition of the other five injured individuals.