Allegedly encouraged main perpetrator: Further arrest after knife attack at Holocaust memorial
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Arrest Linked to Berlin Holocaust Memorial Knife AttackAuthorities detained an alleged accomplice connected to the February 2025 stabbing of a Spanish tourist in Berlin.
- The Federal Prosecutor’s Office arrested a 37-year-old Syrian suspected of encouraging the convicted attacker before the incident.
- The suspect faces charges of aiding attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm.
- The stabbing occurred on February 21, 2025, at the Holocaust Memorial’s Stelenfeld, seriously injuring the victim.
- The previously sentenced attacker received a 13-year prison term in March 2026 for attempted murder and terrorist association.
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