Jihad? What’s that? An internal spiritual struggle, right? The German authorities don’t admit that jihad violence exists, so of course they are searching for a motive elsewhere.

“Mainz – Several injured by knife attack – police stop Somali with shots,” translated from “Mainz – Mehrere Verletzte durch Messerangriff – Polizei stoppt Somalier durch Schüsse,” MRN-News, March 23, 2022:

Joint press release from the public prosecutor’s office in Mainz and the police headquarters in Mainz – the attacker injured several people – the police officer had to shoot

At 3:08 p.m., a 32-year-old Somali national attacked several people with a knife in front of a driving school on Alicenstrasse in Mainz, injuring some of them seriously.

According to the current status of the investigation, a 48-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries from several stab wounds and at least two other men aged 28 and 48 suffered minor injuries.

A police officer who was in the immediate vicinity of a traffic accident scene immediately rushed to help. He was only able to stop the attack by using his firearm and fired several shots.

Both the attacker and the injured persons are receiving medical treatment. No information can be given at this time about the specific severity of the injuries. The background to the motive is not yet known and is the subject of the investigation.

The Mainz Criminal Investigation Department, in close cooperation with the Mainz Public Prosecutor’s Office, is investigating an attempted homicide.

The attacker is being guarded in the hospital by police forces.