Strobl: No indication of a political or religious motive

Created: 06/12/2022, 14:31

Thomas Strobl (kneeling, CDU), Minister of the Interior of Baden-Württemberg, and Ahmet Basar Sen (r), Ambassador to Turkey, lay a wreath.

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After the fatal attack on two girls on the way to school in Illerkirchberg near Ulm, according to the Interior Minister of Baden-Württemberg, Thomas Strobl (CDU), there is no evidence of a political or religious motive.

The background to the crime, in particular the motive, is still unclear, Strobl said on Tuesday when he visited the crime scene.

Illerkirchberg – He also said: "I would like to say very clearly at this point: We have no knowledge of a political or religious motivation for this crime."

A 27-year-old man - an asylum seeker from Eritrea - is suspected of attacking two girls on the way to school on Monday and seriously injuring them - presumably with a knife.

One of the victims, a 14-year-old girl, later died at the hospital.

dpa