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A young man was arrested in connection with the attack on two tourists from North Rhine-Westphalia in central Dresden in early October. The 20-year-old was captured in the city center, prosecutors and police announced. According to information from SPIEGEL, the suspect was arrested by a special task force on Tuesday night.
According to investigators, an arrest warrant was requested against the man, which will be decided later that day. The suspicion is based on evidence, he said. The motive and background for the attack are still unclear and are the subject of the investigation, as a spokesman for the prosecution said. The suspect had been specifically wanted.
Knife secured at the scene
Two men, aged 53 and 55, were seriously injured in the October 4 attack. The 55-year-old from Krefeld later died in hospital, the 53-year-old from Cologne survived the attack.
A knife was found at the crime scene, which investigators believe is related to the crime. Based on the crime scene, the police had created a special commission with 29 officers under the name “Schloßstraße”.
