Incident Summary:

02/26/2016: A 15-year old assailant stabbed a police officer in Hanover, Germany. The police officer was injured as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the assailant had recently joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a trip to Turkey.

Overview

GTD ID:
201602260044

When:
2016-02-26

Country:
Germany

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Lower Saxony

City:
Hanover

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity	Lower Saxony Police
Specific Description	Officer
Nationality of Target	Germany

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	No

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Melee	Knife or Other Sharp Object

Additional Information
Suicide Attack?	No
Part of Multiple Incident?	No
Criterion 1 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	No

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)	No

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	1
Number of Captured Perpetrators	1

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	0
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	0
Total Number of Injured	1
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
"UPDATE 1-Germany investigating possible religious motive behind attack on policeman," Reuters Africa, March 3, 2016."

"German prosecutors: Teen who stabbed cop 'supported IS'," Deutsche Welle, April 15, 2016."
"Singapore: Germany probing Islamic State link to policeman's stabbing - magazine," Channel NewsAsia Online, March 3, 2016."