Bloody dispute at Bremen Central Station: Police stops armed attackers!

Bloody dispute at Bremen Central Station: Police stops armed attackers!

on Wednesday morning, at 0:23 a.m., there was a violent dispute between two men at Bremen Central Station, which resulted in serious consequences. According to reports from tixio and Weser-Kurier began at the tram stops and quickly escalated. A 37-year-old Turk and a 26-year-old Egyptian were involved in this incident, whereby the Turk was armed with a bread knife and the Egyptian with a stick.

The dispute broke out when the Egyptian attacked the Turks with his stock. The Turk resorted to a bread knife in a blind turn, which it had stolen from a nearby restaurant. The dispute then shifted to the main train station, where security employees of Deutsche Bahn became aware and immediately alerted the federal police.

Intervention of the security forces

The security employees could intervene in good time and remove the knife to the Turk. Despite this measure, the 37-year-old continued to behave aggressively, hit and stepped around. Finally the federal police arrived, overwhelmed the Turks and took it in handcuffs. Criminal proceedings for resistance to enforcement officers have been initiated.

The Egyptian initially fled from the crime scene, but later was taken up by Bremen officials. Due to the violent discussion, the police took over the investigation because the dispute had its origin in the station in the station.

increase in violent crime

This incident throws a light on the increasing violent crime in Germany, which, according to Statista in 2024 with around 217,000 registered violent crimes since 2007. The number of annual victims of violence is around 260,000. Experts may attribute the increase to economic uncertainties and social burdens that are becoming increasingly noticeable in society.

Both the head of the Federal Police Inspection Bremen, Lüder Rippe, emphasizes the importance of armament and cooperation with the security partners. The security forces in Bremen and the police also call the citizens to report witnesses to the incident to further improve the security situation.

This incident is an impressive example of the challenges with which the cities are confronted today. People want a safe environment in which such aggressive clashes do not become normal.