Police chase 35-year-old Syrian national, five football fans were stabbed outside a German bar in a “planned attack”
Police are looking for a Syrian national that attacked and injured five people in Germany on Sunday.
Mahmoud Mhemed, 35, was allegedly stabbed football fans with a knife in front of the beauty bar in the western city of Bielefeld.
Four men aged between 22 and 27, a 26-year-old woman was reportedly attacked by Mhemed in front of a bar in the early hours of the morning.
Police said four of the victims suffered serious injuries and were being treated in different hospitals. It is reported that the two are in critical condition.
The terrifying onlookers try to knock the attacker down, but Mhemed manages to escape the scene, leaving his backpack in the chaos.
According to local police, according to German newspapers Bildthe bag contains “personal documents and a bottle with an unknown liquid that smells gasoline”.
This creepy discovery led police to believe that the suspect did not act spontaneously, but planned the attack and equipped himself for it.
Police spokesman Katja Küster: “The background of the crime and the motives of the suspect are not yet clear.
German police are looking for a Syrian national known as Mahmoud Mhemed, who attacked and injured five people on Sunday
Police and forensic investigators are on the scene after the western attack in Bielefeld, Germany on Sunday, May 18, 2025
Four men aged 22 to 27, a 26-year-old woman, reportedly attacked Mhemed in front of a bar in the early morning this morning
“Based on current information, the suspects attacked people without a single minute. The investigation is currently underway. ”
Police raided Mhemed’s apartment in Harsewinkel later Sunday, but he was not there, inspiring the power to launch a public raid.
Local residents told Bild they had met the man that morning.
Police say Mhem is known to be 5 feet 2 inches to 5 feet 5 inches tall and has a short and chunky figure. He has black hair, brown eyes and is wearing a black hoodie, a white T-shirt, black pants and a black baseball cap.
Investigators warned: “If you encounter a suspect, call police emergency number 110 immediately.
‘Please keep a distance and don’t harm yourself. The suspect cannot be ruled out as armed.
German news agency DPA reported earlier that the revelers were football fans of the local team, defending the attackers before fleeing.
The city’s Arminia Bielefeld Soccer Club won the match on Saturday and became the third division champion.
According to police, the attacker’s face may also be injured.
Bielefeld police said in a statement that they found several knives at the scene of the attack and they activated a witness hotline asking people to upload videos and photos of the attack.
Alice Weidel, the party head of the right-wing German party AFD, wrote on X that the knife attack was the result of Christian Democratic policies that failed in the region.
CDU leader Friedrich Merz refused to deport Syrian citizens who were no longer considered refugees. She said I hope all injured people will recover quickly. ”
