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A man attacked a police dog with a knife in Hamburg and seriously injured it with several stabs.
The service dog Haix was taken to a veterinary clinic after the incident during an operation in an apartment in Hamburg-Lohbrügge and was operated on there immediately, the police said on Saturday.
The dog is now out of danger.
The police were called to the apartment early on Saturday morning because the 38-year-old man is said to have threatened his mother after an argument.
The mother was able to escape into the open and informed the officials.
They opened the apartment - first Haix.
Right at the entrance, the man attacked the dog with a knife.
The officials called specialists from the State Criminal Police Office for help, who finally overpowered the attacker with the help of a taser.
He was taken to a hospital and then to a psychiatric ward.
feb/dpa