US EditionWoman, 30, shot dead by armed cops after ‘attacking two people with knife’ in square used for Oktoberfest
- On Saturday, June 7, 2025, a 30-year-old woman attacked and injured two people with a knife near Munich's Theresienwiese, the site of the Oktoberfest.
- The woman first stabbed a 56-year-old man in Westendstraße and then a 25-year-old woman near Schwanthaler Höhe before police intervened.
- Police confronted the attacker near the intersection of St. Pauls Square and Bavariaring, using firearms to stop her before she was transported to a hospital.
- Bavaria’s Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann expressed sorrow over the woman’s passing, stating that despite the tragic outcome, the police acted quickly and the fatality was likely unavoidable.
- The woman passed away shortly after undergoing emergency surgery, the reasons behind the incident are still unclear, and the investigation into the police shooting is being handled by the state's criminal investigation authorities.
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After stabbing several people, a woman was shot dead by the police in Munich.
A woman attacks people at the Theresienwiese in Munich with a knife. The police shoot at the attacker, the woman dies. How are their victims?
A woman attacks people at the Theresienwiese in Munich with a knife. The police shoot at the attacker, the woman dies. How are their victims?
A 30-year-old is said to have injured a man and a woman with a knife near Theresienwiese. When police officers arrest them, shots are fired. In the hospital, she succumbs to her injuries.
First she stabbed a 56-year-old man with a knife, then attacked a 25-year-old woman.
A woman wanders through the night, holding a knife in her hand. Twice she attacks passers-by, then the police arrive – and shoot her down.
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