2025 Bielefeld stabbing attack

2025 Bielefeld stabbing attack
Location52°1′39.19″N 8°31′43.19″E / 52.0275528°N 8.5286639°E / 52.0275528; 8.5286639
Große-Kurfürsten-Straße 81, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
DateMay 18, 2025
4:20 a.m. CEST (UTC+02:00)
Attack type
Mass stabbing
WeaponCane
Deaths0
Victims6 (including the perpetrator)
PerpetratorSyrian Islamist
MotiveIslamic extremism (suspected)

The Bielefeld stabbing attack, took place on May 18, 2025, in Bielefeld, Germany, in which five bar patrons were stabbed, some seriously. The incident occurred in the early morning hours in the city center. Due to the suspected Islamist motivation of the suspect, a 35-year-old Syrian according to his papers, the investigation into the case is being led by the Federal Prosecutor's Office.