GERMANY ON HIGH ALERT : series of violent incidents ROCKS THE NATION : Here’s a detailed look at the escalating crisis

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🧵🇩🇪GERMANY ON HIGH ALERT: A WAVE OF ATTACKS ROCKS THE NATION

Germany has been shaken by a relentless series of violent incidents since 2016, with today’s Mannheim SUV rampage adding to a growing tension in the country’s population.

From bustling markets to quiet trains, the country faces a troubling pattern of attacks—some confirmed as terror, others under scrutiny.

Here’s a detailed look at the escalating crisis:\

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1. MANNHEIM SUV RAMPAGE: TERROR FEARS GRIP CITY

A black SUV plowed into pedestrians in central Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, today, leaving multiple injured in a chaotic scene.

Emergency crews swarm Paradeplatz as the casualty toll remains unclear, with some flagging it as a possible terror attack.

The suspect’s identity and motive are under wraps, though migrant ties are speculated—police are tight-lipped for now.

All of Germany holds its breath.

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2. BERLIN HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL STAB: ANTISEMITIC SHADOW LOOMS

In February 2025, a Spanish tourist was gravely wounded with a neck stab near Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial, just two days before the federal election, casting a dark pall over the city.

With a 19-year-old Afghan suspect in custody—his “kill Jews” threat and Quran find hint at Islamist intent, though mental health probes linger, the memorial stands scarred.

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3. MUNICH CAR RAMPAGE: ISLAMIST TERROR CONFIRMED

A 24-year-old Afghan refugee, Farhad Noori, turned a union rally into horror, also in February 2025, ramming a Mini Cooper in Munich, killing a 2-year-old girl and her mother, injuring nearly 40.

His “Allahu Akbar” cry and rejected asylum status sealed it as Islamist terror.

Arrested within chaos, his trial looms—Munich mourns the loss.

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4. ASCHAFFENBURG KNIFE TERROR: CHILDREN TARGETED

A 28-year-old Afghan asylum seeker unleashed a knife attack in January 2025, in Aschaffenburg’s park, killing a 2-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man, injuring two others—including daycare kids.

His mental history and failed deportation add layers, with Chancellor Scholz dubbing it terrorism—trial’s underway.

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5. MAGDEBURG CHRISTMAS MARKET HORROR: RADICAL ROOTS

Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old Saudi ex-Muslim, drove a BMW into Magdeburg’s Christmas market in December 2024, killing 6 and injuring up to 300.

Despite Saudi warnings since 2015, Germany’s inaction fueled the tragedy.

No IS claim, but his anti-Islam shift raises red flags—probe drags on.

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6. ESSEN MACHETE AND FIRE SHOCK: MIGRANT LINKS SUSPECTED

September 2024 brought fear to Essen, with machete attacks on civilians, setting fire to residential buildings and ramming a van into a shop, injuring over 30 people, some seriously, including two children.

Identified as a 41-year old Syrian who arrived in Germany 2015, the attacker was fleeing Syria due to imprisonment threats, and later ordered into a psychiatric facility due to concerns about his mental state.

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7. SOLINGEN FESTIVAL SLAUGHTER: IS TERROR

A 26-year-old Syrian asylum seeker, Issa Al H., IS-linked, stabbed revelers at Solingen’s 650th anniversary festival in August 2024, killing 3 and injuring 8.

His rejected asylum and failed Bulgaria deportation set the stage—IS claimed it as vengeance for Muslim deaths.

Suspect’s caged, after turning himself in.

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8. MANNHEIM MARKET STAB: OFFICER FALLS

Sulaiman Ataee, a 25-year-old Afghan refugee, struck in May 2024, stabbing 6 people at an Islam-critical rally in Mannheim, fatally wounding a 29-year-old officer.

His Islamist ties via Telegram radicals sealed the terror tag—shot and arrested, his trial’s still underway.

The city still mourns the fallen hero Rouven Laur.

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9. BROKSTEDT TRAIN TERROR: LIFE SENTENCE

Ibrahim A., a 33-year-old stateless Palestinian, slashed a train in Brokstedt in January 2023, killing a 17-year-old girl and her 19-year-old boyfriend, injuring 5 others.

His criminal past and failed deportation led to a life sentence in July 2023—motive: personal rage, not terror.

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10. ILLERKIRCHBERG SCHOOL TRAGEDY: LIFE TERM

A 27-year-old Eritrean asylum seeker stabbed two schoolgirls in Illerkirchberg in December 2022, killing a 14-year-old and injuring a 13-year-old near their school.

Motive unclear, he lived nearby—convicted to life in July 2023.

The community still heals.

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11. WÜRZBURG SHOPPING SLAUGHTER: ISLAMIST RAMPAGE

Abdirahman J., a 24-year-old Somali migrant, stabbed shoppers in Würzburg in June 2021, killing 3 women and injuring 6, shouting “Allahu Akbar” with IS propaganda found.

He’s locked in psychiatric care, again since March 2022, repeatedly released since 2018.

Germany’s persistent Islamist terror threat continues to cast a shadow over the nation, fueling anger and disbelief among its people.

This frustration comes from the refusal of German media and politicians to confront a danger that has been unmistakably present since 2015.

Sources: The Washington Post, CNN, Reuters, Euronews