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Karneval Weekend in Germany: Bus Stabbings, Fatal Berlin Crash and Major Fire Responses Spur Arrests

Police report a largely orderly Karneval, with isolated stabbings, crashes, fires prompting arrests, fresh investigations.

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.