Berlin – Wassim al M. was a recognized refugee who allegedly fled the Assad regime in Syria at the age of 17 – on Friday he was arrested with blood on his hands after allegedly stabbing a tourist in the middle of Berlin.
During his interrogation, the now 19-year-old Syrian stated that he wanted to kill people out of hatred of Jews. This decision had been brewing in him for several weeks. Investigators found a Koran, a prayer rug and the suspected murder weapon, a hunting knife, in the perpetrator’s backpack. He approached his victim from behind and tried to cut the Spaniard’s throat.
