Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing
| 2025 Berlin Holocaust memorial stabbing | |
|---|---|
Berlin Holocaust memorial | |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Date | 21 February 2025 |
| Target | Jews |
Attack type | Stabbing |
| Weapons | Knife |
| Injured | Spanish tourist |
| Perpetrator | Wassim al M. |
| Motive | Antisemitism, Islamism |
On 21 February 2025, a knife attack occurred at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial, resulting in the severe injury of a 30-year-old Spanish tourist. The peretrator, identified as 19-year-old Syrian asylum seeker Wassim al M, reportedly expressed a desire to kill Jews. He was convicted and sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment in 2026.