Police shoot knifeman attacking staff and visitors at Jewish hospital in Germany
Police shoot knife attacking staff and visitors at Jewish hospital in Germany
- Police today shot a knifeman who attacked staff at a Jewish hospital in Berlin
Police have shot down a knife attacking staff and visitors at a Jewish hospital in Germany.
A 45-year-old man with a knife attacked staff and patients in House D of the Jewish Hospital on Heinz-Galinski-Strasse, north Berlin, on Friday afternoon.
The man was reportedly a patient being treated for addiction at the hospital’s psychiatric clinic.
The police in Germany’s capital rushed to the scene after several emergency calls.
Bystanders said officers fired two shots and hit the knifeman in the leg.
A 45-year-old man with a knife attacked staff and patients Friday afternoon in House D of the Jewish Hospital (pictured) on Heinz-Galinski-Strasse, North Berlin (File image)
This was told by a patient on the spot BZ: “Doctors and nurses came running out of the building.
“When the police came, officers in protective vests and protective shields entered the house. Then two shots were fired.’
A police spokesman said he threatened nurses and patients and did the same to officers when they arrived.
The spokesman said: “He did not respond to requests to put down the knife.”
Police said his injuries were not life-threatening and he was taken to another ward of the hospital for treatment.
The 6th Murder Squad homicide squad is investigating the attack.