On Sunday, a man started a car with a knife at a red light. The case still puzzles investigators.
- In the Munich district of Laim, several drivers had to go through a terrifying moment on Sunday.
- A 25-year-old man attacked vehicles with a kitchen knife.
- Nobody was injured - the motivation for the attack remained unclear at first.
Munich - Several drivers in Munich had to experience a violent moment of shock on Sunday in Laim : Around 8:45 p.m., 25-year-old man with a kitchen knife started at a red traffic light on stopping cars.
Fortunately, the worst did not happen. As the police announced on Monday, the man caused scratches and dents on the vehicles - a total property damage of several thousand euros. However, no one was injured in the incident on Zschokkestrasse .
Munich-Laim: man is attacking cars with knife - motive unclear
The police deployed several emergency vehicles due to the incoming emergency calls . She arrested the attacker "near the crime scene", he still carried the knife with him.
At the time of the arrest, the 25-year-old from Afghanistan, according to the investigators, made “sometimes inconsistent statements”. Why he committed the attack is currently still unclear.
Munich: Attack on cars - arrest warrant issued
The man is now being reported on suspicion of an "attempted predatory attack on motorists". An investigative judge issued an arrest warrant on Monday .
A kitchen knife was also used in a dispute in Regensburg - a man hit the door of his neighbor's apartment with the blade. A large-scale police operation was the result. In Memmingen, a ceremony recently escalated violently, despite Corona contact restrictions.
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