Federal Prosecutor’s Office: Bielefeld knife assault: Police are on the lookout for the perpetrator’s mobile phone | EUROtoday

Almost six months after an assault on celebrating soccer followers that was categorised as a terrorist assault Bielefeld The investigating authorities are on the lookout for two cell telephones belonging to the suspect. He has been in custody since May.

Two cell telephones utilized by the suspect that night time haven’t but been discovered, mentioned the Federal Prosecutor General, the Federal Criminal Police Office and the police in Bielefeld. A reward of as much as 1,000 euros has been supplied for helpful data. The Federal Criminal Police Office revealed images of similar fashions on the Internet. Anyone who can present data or has discovered such a tool within the space ought to get in contact.

The accused Mahmoud M. attacked a number of guests with knives in entrance of a bar on May 18th, critically injuring 4 individuals. The investigators assume that the crime in downtown Bielefeld was motivated by Islamism. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office accuses the accused of membership within the radical Islamist terrorist militia Islamic State (IS).

First arrest warrant for tried homicide

The attackers had celebrated the rise of the East Westphalian soccer membership Arminia Bielefeld in entrance of a bar. According to earlier stories, they defended themselves towards the attacker with blows and injured him within the course of. He was initially in a position to escape, however was arrested on May nineteenth in Heiligenhaus close to Düsseldorf.

The arrest warrant from the Bielefeld district courtroom was for tried homicide and grievous bodily hurt. Since the Federal Prosecutor’s Office took over the investigation, the arrest warrant towards the Syrian, who was 35 years previous on the time of the crime, was changed by that of the Federal Court of Justice.

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