Afghanistan, Sept. 16 -- A German court sentenced Afghan national Suleiman Atayi to life imprisonment for a Mannheim knife attack that killed a police officer and injured several.
A German court has sentenced Suleiman Atayi, a 26-year-old Afghan national, to life imprisonment for a knife attack at a rally in Mannheim last year that killed a police officer and injured several others.
The Higher Regional Court in Stuttgart delivered the verdict on Tuesday, convicting Atayi of one count of murder, five counts of attempted murder, and multiple charges of grievous bodily harm. The trial had been underway since February.
Atayi carried out the assault on June 1, 2024, stabbing participants at a demonstration against Islamist extremism. Six peop...