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Syrian man handed 13-year sentence for Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing
The 20-year-old Syrian man was sentenced for stabbing a tourist at Berlin's Holocaust memorial, motivated by Islamic State ideology, with the victim surviving a life-threatening injury.
- A Berlin court sentenced a 20-year-old Syrian man to 13 years in prison for a jihadist-inspired knife attack on a Spanish tourist at the Berlin Holocaust Memorial in 2025.
- The defendant, Wassim Al M., had intended to target a Jewish person and was convicted of attempted murder, grievous bodily harm and attempted membership of a terrorist organization.
- The 31-year-old Spanish victim survived the attack but is still unable to work and receiving psychological treatment.
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One year after the attack on a Spanish tourist at the Holocaust Memorial, the Berlin Chamber Court sentenced the perpetrator to 13 years in prison. Syrian at the time of the crime, 19-year-old, had to answer for attempted murder in court.
·Germany
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The memorial in the heart of Berlin is reminiscent of the murder of the Jews. The attacker deliberately chooses this place to attack a human being. The judges have no doubt about that.
·Düsseldorf, Germany
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Syrian man handed 13-year sentence for Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing
A Syrian refugee who stabbed a tourist at Berlin's Holocaust memorial last year has been sentenced to 13 years in prison on charges of attempted murder, among others, said a Berlin court spokesperson on Thursday.
·South Africa
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