Syrian Teen on Trial for Terror Knife Crimes at Berlin Holocaust Memorial
20th November 2025
A 19-year-old Syrian went on trial in Berlin on Thursday, November 20th, for a knife attack in February on a Spanish tourist at the city’s Holocaust memorial.
The suspect, partially named as Wassim Al M., is accused of intending to target a person of Jewish faith. He allegedly inflicted a more than five-inch (12.7cm) cut to the victim’s throat.
Prosecutors told the court that Wassim Al M. had internalized Islamic State ideology, rejected Western values and viewed the attack as part of a “holy war against infidels.”
He reportedly shouted “Allahu akbar” during the assault and had traveled from Leipzig to carry out the attack.