Spate of Knife Attacks Alarms Europe Amid Zurich Incident

Swiss police have detained a 28-year-old Australian after a stabbing in central Zurich injured a 41-year-old man. The attack's motive remains unknown. The incident is part of a series of concerning knife attacks across Europe, including recent events in France, Germany, Czech Republic, and Austria.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Zurich | Updated: 23-02-2025 15:31 IST | Created: 23-02-2025 15:31 IST
Spate of Knife Attacks Alarms Europe Amid Zurich Incident
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Swiss authorities have arrested a 28-year-old Australian national after a stabbing incident left a 41-year-old victim seriously injured in a Zurich shop. The motive behind Saturday's attack remains under investigation, with officials withholding further details on both the victim and the suspect.

This incident adds to a troubling pattern of knife attacks shaking Europe, with separate stabbings occurring in France, Germany, and the Czech Republic. In Mulhouse, France, an Algerian suspect was detained following a lethal knife attack. Similarly, a Syrian refugee faces charges over a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial.

Days earlier, a teenage assailant committed a double murder with a knife in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. Meanwhile, Austrian authorities apprehended a Syrian asylum seeker for allegedly conducting a stabbing spree in southern Austria. The frequency and severity of these attacks have raised public concerns across the continent.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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