Düsseldorf
1 man dead, 1 injured after stabbing in western Germany; it is yet unclear if incident is terror-linked
A stabbing event, this time in the German city of Düsseldorf, takes place on Friday, with one person dead and another injured; circumstances surrounding the stabbing are still unclear, with local public broadcaster WDR reporting a verbal altercation preceded the incident.
Police in western Germany stated Friday that they are searching for up to three men who ran away after a stabbing that left one person dead and another injured.
A spokeswoman for police in Wuppertal, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Düsseldorf, said the incident happened Friday afternoon at a store near the city center.
The city of Düsseldorf
Marion Heedmann said a 31-year-old man was killed and a 25-year-old man was injured in the incident.
Heedmann said the circumstances of the stabbing were still unclear. Local public broadcaster WDR reported that a verbal altercation has preceded the incident.
Heedmann said a police tactical response team is searching for the fugitive, or fugitives.
