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It has now been a week since an attacker stormed a fitness studio in Duisburg (D) and seriously injured four men with a knife. The suspect: the Syrian Moon D.* (26). He was arrested last weekend and has been in custody ever since.
Ten days earlier, a similar incident occurred in the city – but with fatal consequences. For example, not far from the “John Reed” gym on Easter Sunday, a partygoer (35) in the old town of Duisburg was attacked by a previously unknown perpetrator with a knife. He suffered “considerable stab and laceration wounds”, according to police, and died of his injuries several hours later in hospital.
As the “Mirror” reports, a lead has now surfaced suggesting that the two cases may be linked.
Did a shoe print give him away?
As the newspaper writes, a shoe print has been found in the pool of blood of the 35-year-old who died, which could match the arrested Maan D. According to information from security circles, a DNA comparison should be available in the coming days, which will shed light on the should bring darkness.
On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the Düsseldorf Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that investigators are now investigating a terrorist motive in connection with the crime. A search of the alleged perpetrator’s mobile phone would have yielded relevant information. As the Spiegel writes, the evaluation of the mobile phone suggested that the suspect had a jihadist attitude, but he would not have actively shared such content himself.
The perpetrator would live near the gym
After the bloody attack in the Duisburg gym last Tuesday, the identity of the perpetrator was unknown for days. Only after the police published photos from surveillance cameras on Friday showing the suspect did the 26-year-old Syrian become the center of attention. Witnesses recognized the man and called the officers. The witnesses presumably came from the vicinity of the suspect. So his apartment is close to the gym.
D. has not yet responded to the allegations. Next Thursday, the interior committee of North Rhine-Westphalia will deal with the attack in the gymnasium. (dzc)
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Source: Blick
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