German Muslim charged with stabbing Frankfurt rabbi

A 23-year-old German Muslim went on trial Thursday for stabbing a rabbi in Frankfurt, telling a court that he felt threatened by the rabbi and had acted in self-defense.

Defendant Sajed Aziz testified that the Frankfurt-based rabbi, Zalman Gurevitch, approached him in a threatening manner on a street in the city in September. He said he reacted by pulling a knife and stabbing the rabbi, but did not intend to kill him. Prosecutors have said the rabbi told authorities at the

time of the attack that his assailant said, "I'll kill you, you (expletive) Jew," Then pulled out a knife with a

and stabbed him in the stomach. (AP)