A man was critically hurt in a knife attack near the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, according to German media.
According to the Tagesspiegel newspaper, police have roped off the spot and are conducting a search.
The man was reportedly injured with a sharp item and was taken to the hospital by fire crews.
“At around 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT), a man was seriously injured by an unknown person,” German police wrote on X, adding “investigations are ongoing”.
“The injured man was taken to the hospital,” the statement continued.
“Rescue workers are on site caring for several people who witnessed the events.”
The knife attack on the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Germany’s central Holocaust memorial, occurred on the northern side, opposite the US Embassy.
The cause of the attack is unknown, and the assailant has not been apprehended.
