Following an attack with a sharp object on Sunday morning in front of a bar in Bielefeld that left several people injured, police in the German city continued their search for the perpetrator, who is presumably still armed and at large.<\/p>\n
According to police, the knifeman \u2014 so far identified as a 35-year-old Syrian living in Germany \u2014 approached a group of local football fans celebrating in the city centre around 4:20 am.<\/p>\n
He then injured several people with a “sharp object”. At least five people were injured, three of them seriously, authorities said.<\/p>\n
According to witnesses, the perpetrator attacked his victims indiscriminately with a bladed object. Footage from the crime scene shows forensics securing a weapon – a walking cane with a retractable blade.<\/p>\n
Other guests overpowered the attacker and inflicted facial injuries in the process. Nevertheless, he managed to break away and flee on foot, leaving a rucksack at the crime scene.<\/p>\n
Investigators from the “Kurf\u00fcrst” homicide squad, led by First Chief Inspector Markus Mertens, recovered the rucksack from the area around the crime scene. According to a statement from the authorities, it contained further knives.<\/p>\n
The police are currently categorising the attack as a premeditated assault.<\/p>\n