Overview
- Late Friday evening a man boarded tram line 67 in Oberschöneweide, was confronted by other passengers, stepped out before departure and sprayed irritant gas through the open door, police said.
- Eleven people suffered light injuries, eight were treated at the scene and the others declined care, with victims reported to range in age from their mid-20s to late 30s.
- Witnesses said the man pushed through passengers, was shoved by a small group and had his cap knocked off before he sprayed the gas and fled.
- Police have opened an investigation for dangerous bodily harm and reported xenophobic insults, and no suspect has been caught after searches at the scene interrupted tram and road traffic.
- The tram attack follows a recent spate of irritant-gas incidents on Berlin transit, including a U-Bahn event that injured 26 and a mid-June bus case that injured nine, raising public-safety concerns and scrutiny of transport security.