Friday 21 / June / 2024
Munich: A man attacked several people at a private party to mark the opening of the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, German media reported on Saturday.
Three people were injured in the stabbing in the town of Wolmirstedt, Magdeburg, that took place on Friday as Germany played Scotland in the opening match.
Bild newspaper cited police as saying the attacker rushed through a nearby allotment before entering the property where the party was taking place and stabbed attendees at random.
Two of the injured are seriously wounded, the German mass-circulation daily said.
Bild said the attack happened a few minutes after kick-off in the Group A gamne.
According to the public prosecutor's office, the attacker had earlier stabbed a man in the vicinity of the party.
The attacker was later shot dead by police.
Bild cited a police spokeswoman as saying the man approached officers as they arrived at the scene and "firearms were used."
She said the perpetrator "died in hospital."
The opening night of the Euro 2024s passed off mostly peacefully.
Germany beat Scotland 5-1 at the Allianz Arena in the southern German city of Munich.
