How German Media Reveals Its Bias when Foreigners Commit Crimes
- A mass stabbing attack by a 39-year-old woman injured 18 people at Hamburg's main railway station last Friday.
- The attacker reportedly suffered severe mental health issues, and police stated no political motive was apparent for the attack.
- Two men, including 19-year-old Syrian refugee Muhammad Al Muhammad, restrained the woman, preventing further injuries during the incident.
- Dr. Thomas Hestermann's 2023 analysis found German media coverage focuses 82–84 percent on violent crimes involving foreign suspects, despite 66.7 percent involving native Germans.
- Online disinformation and racist toxicity targeted Muhammad, fueling conspiracy theories, while police praised his heroism amid a toxic public debate.
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Syrian Refugee (19) Who Was Able to Stop Knife Attacker Is Now 'the Hero of Hamburg': 'The Police Thanked Me with a Cappuccino'
The 19-year-old Syrian refugee Muhammad al-Muhammad has been showered with praise since he helped neutralize a woman who was attacking people with a knife at Hamburg Central Station on Friday. "The police thanked me and bought me a cappuccino. That made me very happy," the young man reflects on the events.
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