Following an attack with a sharp object on Sunday morning in front of a bar in Bielefeld that left several people injured, police in the German city continued their search for the perpetrator, who is presumably still armed and at large.
According to the emergency services, the attack occurred in the city centre around 4:20 am.
A mysterious individual reportedly came close to the group. The police claim that this person subsequently wounded multiple individuals using a “bladed instrument.” Official sources informed local media that at least five people sustained injuries, including three who were severely hurt.
According to witnesses, the perpetrator attacked his victims indiscriminately with a bladed object. Footage from the crime scene shows forensics securing a weapon – a walking cane with a retractable blade.
Other guests overpowered the attacker and inflicted facial injuries in the process. Nevertheless, he managed to break away and flee on foot, leaving a rucksack at the crime scene.
Investigators from the “Kurfürst” homicide squad, led by First Chief Inspector Markus Mertens, recovered the rucksack from the area around the crime scene. According to German outlet BILD, it contained further weapons, a bottle of flammable liquid and a residence permit issued to a Syrian national.
The police are currently categorising the attack as a premeditated assault.
The police have asked for information
on their info portal
and for people to keep their distance from the perpetrator if they see him, as he could still be armed. A homicide squad has been in charge of the manhunt, reports say.
