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 () |
Armed Assault |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
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 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Who
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." |
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"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." |