Israeli man found dead taken away in stretcher
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Embassy: Israeli killed in Berlin sought help to get home
After Berlin rabbi says Israeli man found dead approached Jewish community asking for a place to sleep, Israeli embassy in Berlin says the man sought help to contact his family so that they could help him buy a plane ticket home.
Israel's embassy in Berlin says an Israeli man who was found killed in
a ruined church had approached it last week to seek help in buying a plane ticket home.
The body of the man was found by passers-by early Sunday morning in central Berlin. He had suffered massive head injuries.
Area where Israeli man was found dead in Berlin. (Photo: Spreepicture)
The Israeli Embassy said Damari contacted it the same day he contacted local rabbis seeking help in contacting his family so that they could help him buy a plane ticket to Israel.
A Berlin rabbi has said the man approached the Jewish community on Friday asking for food and a place to sleep.
Berlin police said that they believe he was killed on Saturday evening and they are investigating "in all directions."
Berlin police said the man was found by passersby in the early hours of Sunday with "massive injuries to his head." Three people have come forward with information in the case, police said without providing further details.
