05/31/2025May 31, 2025Mannheim to mark one year since knife attack
The western German city of Mannheim plans to remember the 29-year-old police officer Rouven Laur on Saturday in the market square where he was stabbed one year ago.
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, Baden-Württemberg Interior Minister Thomas Strobl, and Mannheim Mayor Christian Specht are expected to unveil a memorial plaque providing information about the May 31, 2024, incident.
A floor slab commemorating the Laur will also be presented.
The fatal stabbing last year also wounded five people who participated in a rally organized by the anti-Islam Citizens’ Movement Pax Europa (BPE).
The now 26-year-old suspected Islamist perpetrator, identified as Sulaiman A, has been charged with murder and attempted murder.
His trial has been taking place at the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court since February.
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