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## Mass Stabbings| Date | Location | Fatalities | Injuries | Description | |
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| 17 Oct 2015 | Cologne | 0 | 5 | A 44-year-old man stabbed mayoral candidate Henriette Reker and four others at a political information stand. The motive was thought to be in protest of the CDU's pro-immigration policies on refugees. | |
| 10 May 2016 | Grafing station | 1 | 3 | A 27-year-old mentally disturbed man stabbed four men, killing one. He reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the attack, but was later found to have no ties to Islamist organizations. | |
| 24 Jul 2016 | Reutlingen | 1 | 3 | A 21-year-old Syrian refugee attacked his girlfriend and co-worker at his workplace, killing one and wounding two others. He had been previously arrested for causing bodily harm. | |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Würzburg | 1 | 5 | A 17-year-old Afghan refugee attacked passengers on a train with an axe and knife, killing one and injuring five. He had been in contact with the Islamic State. | |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Düsseldorf | 0 | 10 | A 36-year-old asylum seeker from Kosovo attacked nine fellow passengers with an axe aboard a train. He jumped from a nearby bridge while attempting to escape capture, injuring himself severely. He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. | |
| 28 Jul 2017 | Hamburg (Barmbek) | 1 | 6 | A 26-year-old Palestinian failed asylum seeker attacked several people with a kitchen knife, killing one. He was known to have had contacts with Salafists and had psychological and drug problems. | |
| 21 Oct 2017 | Munich | 0 | 8 | A 34-year-old man attacked random passers-by with a 9cm-long knife. He was labeled as schizophrenic and was placed in a closed psychiatric clinic. | |
| 20 Jul 2018 | Lübeck | 0 | 10 | A 34-year-old German-Iranian man attacked 10 people in a bus with a kitchen knife; he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. | |
| 26 Aug 2018 | Chemnitz | 1 | 3 | Two men, aged 22 and 23, were taken into custody after a stabbing in Chemnitz, resulting in the death of a 35-year-old man. | |
| 25 Jun 2021 | Würzburg | 3 | 8 | A 24-year-old Somali man killed three women and wounded eight others with a kitchen knife in a Woolworth store. He admitted to Islamist motives. | |
| 4 Nov 2021 | Neumarkt | 0 | 3 | A 26-year-old Palestinian refugee attacked four passengers on an ICE train with a folding knife, seriously injuring three. | |
| 25 Jan 2023 | Brokstedt | 2 | 10 | A 33-year-old Palestinian man stabbed nine people on a moving passenger train, killing two. | |
| 23 May 2025 | Hamburg | 0 | 17 | A 39-year-old German woman stabbed 17 people at Hamburg Central Station, four of whom sustained life-threatening injuries. Authorities believe she acted alone, and no political motive has been identified. | ([Wikipedia][1], [AP News][2], [WikiMili.com][3], [news.com.au][4], [thetimes.co.uk][5]) |
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## Vehicle Ramming Attacks
| Date | Location | Fatalities | Injuries | Description | |
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| 31 Dec 2018 – 1 Jan 2019 | Bottrop and Essen | 0 | 10 | A 50-year-old man intentionally drove his car into crowds of people in Bottrop and Essen, injuring 10. The attack was triggered by an acute episode of paranoid schizophrenia. | |
| 24 Feb 2020 | Volkmarsen | 0 | 88 | A 29-year-old man rammed his car into a carnival parade in Volkmarsen, injuring 88 people. The motive behind the attack is unknown. | |
| 1 Dec 2020 | Trier | 6 | 23 | A 51-year-old man drove an SUV into pedestrians in a pedestrian zone in Trier, killing six and injuring 23. The motive was linked to mental health issues and alcohol abuse. | |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Munich | 2 | 39 | A 24-year-old Afghan man rammed his car into a labor union demonstration in Munich, killing two and injuring 39. Police arrested the suspect, who appeared to have an Islamic extremist motive. | |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Magdeburg | 5 | 200+ | A 50-year-old Saudi man drove his car into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, killing at least five and injuring over 200. He had renounced Islam and supported the far-right AfD party. | ([Wikipedia][6], [Wikipedia][7], [Wikipedia][8], [Wikipedia][9], [euronews][10]) |
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