Teen on trial in Germany over Islamist school knife attack

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2026-06-15

Dusseldorf (dpa) - An 18-year-old college student accused of carrying out a string of Islamist knife attacks went on trial in Germany on Monday. Prosecutors have charged the Kosovar teenager with three counts of attempted murder over the incidents in the western city of Essen last year. The suspect, who was 17 years old at the time, is accused of having stabbed his 45-year-old teacher at a vocational college, seriously injuring her. Prosecutors b......

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