Overview
- In Wuppertal, a dispute on a replacement-rail bus led to a knife attack that injured three men, and police detained a 19-year-old suspect near the scene after recovering a knife.
- Police in Leverkusen said a 15-year-old stabbed at a Karneval party underwent emergency surgery and is no longer in life-threatening condition, with a suspect in custody.
- A 38-year-old mother died after her car struck a parked lorry in Berlin-Hellersdorf, while her 12-year-old daughter survived; the road was closed for hours as investigators examined the crash.
- In Babenhausen, a 27-year-old man died from stab and cut wounds, and a 36-year-old suspect is in pretrial custody at the prosecutor’s request as inquiries continue.
- Fire services tackled a hours-long warehouse blaze in Magdeburg with no injuries reported and cause undetermined, a Düsseldorf electrical-room fire triggered power outages at about 15 buildings, and in Nürnberg a 33-year-old alleged reckless driver was detained after multiple collisions with a blood test ordered.