Nation Feb 24 Suspect and 4 others are dead after stabbing attack near Tacoma, authorities say By Associated Press
World Nov 02 Police rule out terrorism in mass stabbing attack on UK train after 2 suspects arrested British police dismissed speculation on Sunday that a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train the previous evening was terrorism-related and said two victims remain in a life-threatening condition. By Pan Pylas, Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Nation Jul 27 Prosecutors seek terrorism charges for suspect in Michigan Walmart knife attack A man accused of entering a Walmart in Michigan and randomly stabbing 11 shoppers before being detained by bystanders in the store parking lot is expected to face terrorism and multiple assault charges, authorities said Sunday. By Mike Householder, Ryan Sun, Michael Casey, Associated Press
World Feb 21 Police arrest suspect in stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial that injured 1 tourist There was no immediate indication of a motive for the attack, which comes two days before Germans vote in a national election on Sunday. By Ebrahim Noroozi, Associated Press
World Feb 15 Suspect in fatal stabbing in Austria had possible Islamic State connection, officials say Austrian authorities said the stabbing of six people that left a 14-year-old boy dead was carried out by a man with possible connections to the Islamic State group who appeared to have acted alone. By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press
Aug 26 German leader vows to step up deportations of rejected asylum-seekers after deadly knife attack By Daniel Niemann, Geir Moulson, Associated Press German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has vowed to toughen knife laws and step up deportations of rejected asylum-seekers as he visited the scene of the knife attack in which a suspected Islamic extremist from Syria is accused of killing three people. Continue reading
Aug 25 German police say a suspect has turned himself in over deadly festival knife attack By Daniel Niemann, David McHugh, Associated Press A 26-year-old man has turned himself into police, saying he was responsible for the Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary, German authorities announced Sunday. Continue reading
Aug 24 Islamic State group claims responsibility for knife attack that killed 3 at German festival By Daniel Niemann, Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press The Islamic State group said the attacker targeted Christians and is a “soldier of the Islamic State” who carried out the attack “to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere.”… Continue reading
Apr 14 Officer, bystanders lauded for confronting man who killed 6 at a Sydney shopping mall By Rick Rycroft, Keiran Smith, Associated Press A police officer and several bystanders are being hailed for running “towards danger” to confront the attacker who stabbed and killed six people at a suburban Sydney shopping center. Continue reading
Apr 13 Man stabs 6 people to death at Sydney mall before being fatally shot by police By Rick Rycroft, Associated Press New South Wales police said they believed a 40-year-old man was responsible for the Saturday afternoon attack at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction, in the city’s eastern suburbs. Continue reading