US EditionAfghan given life sentence in Germany after fatal stabbing at anti-Islam rally
Sulaiman A., motivated by radical Islamist beliefs, killed a police officer and injured five during a 2024 anti-Islam rally, receiving a life sentence with no parole possibility.
- The Mannheim Higher Regional Court on September 16, 2025, sentenced Sulaiman A. to life for a May 2024 knife attack in Mannheim that killed a police officer and injured five others.
- Sulaiman A. told the court he had been radicalised online, citing Israel's war in Gaza as a turning point, while prosecutors said he sympathised with the Islamic State group and aimed to kill Islam critics and "supposed infidels".
- A circulating online video showed police officer Rouven L. being repeatedly stabbed in the back of the head after he intervened during the attack with a large hunting knife that targeted a speaker and demonstrators, and he died two days later from his injuries.
- The court convicted him of murder, five counts of attempted murder and grievous bodily harm, declaring a special 'gravity of guilt' ruling that blocks early release.
- Tuesday's verdict comes amid a heated debate about immigration and security, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government tightening border controls and planning regular deportations to Afghanistan after earlier removals like 81 Afghan men deported in July.
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Afghan given life sentence in Germany after fatal stabbing at anti-Islam rally
An Afghan national with suspected Islamist motives was sentenced to life in prison by a German court on Tuesday for stabbing a police officer to death and injuring five others at an anti-Islam rally last year.
Sulaiman A. explained that he was radicalized during social media exchanges and attributed his radicalization to the Israeli offensive against Hamas in Gaza.
Mannheim Attacker Jailed for Life After Fatal Knife Rampage
An Afghan man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for a jihadist stabbing spree in Germany last year that killed a police officer and left five people wounded. The 26-year-old defendant, identified as Sulaiman Ataee, was convicted by the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court of murder and attempted murder, with judges finding the particular severity of guilt—ruling out the possibility of release after 15 years. Ataee carried out the knife attac…
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Afghan man gets life in prison for jihadist knife killing in Germany
An Afghan man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for a jihadist stabbing spree in Germany last year that killed a police officer and left five people wounded.
In the trial of the deadly stabbing attack on a police officer in Mannheim, the perpetrator has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
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