This Friday evening ( December 20, 2024), the police command and situation centre received a report at around 06:30 pm about an altercation between a large group of people in the area of Berliner Promenade / Rabbiner-Rülf-Platz, in which a knife was also used. One of the opponents is said to have shouted ‘Alluah Akbar’. Emergency services immediately called in from the city centre were only able to find the injured party, who was reluctant to give any information. The police are asking for help from the public.
According to the current state of the investigation, there was initially a verbal argument between the victim and the previously unknown suspect. In the course of the argument, the later victim grabbed a chair and held it over him in a threatening manner. His opponent then pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim. The victim suffered a superficial cut to his hand. The unknown man then fled in the direction of the lower Berliner Promenade. He is said to have held up a knife and shouted ‘Alluah Akbar’. The police were immediately called to the scene and searched the area extensively. Further reports of the suspect or other possible persons in connection with the offence in the area of Berliner Promenade, Bahnhofstraße near PizzaHut and Wilhelm-Heinrich-Brücke did not lead to the arrest of the suspect, who is described as follows:
Personal description:
- male
- 160-170 cm
- scarf over face
- slim build
- probably of Arabic origin
- dark green jacket – parka
- largely dressed in dark colours
Further investigations will have to determine whether the above-mentioned visual reports are one and the same person or other persons connected with the offence.
Due to the possible exclamation of the unknown person, additional forces were deployed in the city centre of Saarbrücken directly in the areas of the Christmas market, Europagalerie as well as additional support forces of the federal police in the area of the main railway station as a precautionary measure.
The police are asking possible witnesses who can provide information on the course of events, in particular on the exclamation in question, to contact them by calling 0681/962-2133 or any other police station.
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