Germany: Islamist probably the motive of the perpetrator of the attack in Würzburg

Islamist may have been the motive for Friday’s attack in Würzburg, in which three people were killed and five others were seriously injured, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Hermann said.

“There is a lot of evidence to suggest that this was an act of Islamist terrorism, but all the evidence must be thoroughly investigated,” Herman told Bild television, citing “intense suspicion” of it. the direction.

Abdirahman G., a 24-year-old Somali man who arrived in Germany in 2015 seeking asylum – and has been repeatedly treated in a psychiatric clinic –was attacked with a knife against passers-by in the center of the Bavarian cityAccording to eyewitnesses, he shouted “Allahu Akbar”. His asylum application has been rejected, but he cannot be deported at the moment, as he is under “subsidiary protection” status.

The Bavarian interior minister insisted that “for the time being one cannot say with certainty whether it was an Islamist terrorist act, a psychiatric disorder or a terrible combination of the two.”

A memorial service was held at the scene last night with the participation of Bavarian politicians, including Prime Minister Markus Zender, representatives of the church, the Jewish and Muslim communities in the area.

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