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Sweden

Swedish police investigate Gotland killing as 'terrorist' crime

A 32-year-old man was arrested after fatally stabbing a woman on the island of Gotland last week.

Germany

Knife attacker kills one and wounds five at German asylum shelter

Police officers have detained a 31-year-old man after the stabbing attack.

Norway

Norway bow-and-arrow, knife attack perpetrator convicted

The suspect had pleaded guilty to killing five people and was sentenced to compulsory mental health care.

Switzerland

Swiss woman charged over 'jihadist-motivated' knife attack in Lugano

Two people were injured in the attack at a department store in November 2020.

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Norway

Man charged over Norway bow-and-arrow attack pleads guilty to murder

Five people were killed in the attack in Kongsberg in October.

Israel

Three killed in stabbing attack near Tel Aviv, Israeli medics say

Police said they suspect it was a militant attack and that the assailant fled in a vehicle.

United Kingdom

London records worst-ever death toll from teenage homicides in 2021

The latest stabbings have prompted renewed discussion about the possible causes of youth violence, with experts suggesting these include a rise in the number of children who are vulnerable, increased pressure on services such as policing, and social media fuelling the conflict.

France

Three arrested after two police officers stabbed in Cannes

Those detained were close to the suspected assailant, police sources say. The officers were saved thanks to their bulletproof vests.

United Kingdom

Suspect in fatal stabbing of British MP detained under terrorism act

Conservative MP David Amess was fatally stabbed during a meeting with constituents in Leigh on Sea.

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson pays tribute to David Amess after UK MP stabbed to death

A 25-year-old man is in custody and police have launched a murder probe following the death of the 69-year-old Conservative MP from Essex in southeast England.

Sweden

Teenage suspect arrested in Sweden after stabbing at Eslöv school

A teenage suspect has been arrested in Sweden after a man was stabbed and seriously injured at a school in Eslöv.

Belarus

Belarusian activist sentenced, weeks after stabbing himself in court

Stsiapan Latypau was reportedly given an eight-a-and-half-year sentence after his trial resumed on Monday.

United Kingdom

UK police appeal after woman wearing Charlie Hebdo t-shirt is stabbed

The incident took place in Hyde Park's historic Speakers' Corner, where people have gathered to speak and debate for more than 150 years.

Germany

Suspect in Würzburg knife attack sent to psychiatric hospital

German investigators say the suspect in a knife attack in Würzburg has been sent to a psychiatric hospital and may not be held criminally responsible for his actions.

Sweden

Man convicted of stabbing several people in Sweden knife attack

A 22-year-old Afghan refugee has been sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing and injuring several people in Vetlanda in March.

Greece

Four people injured and suspect arrested after knife attack in Greece

Four people were hurt in a knife attack in Athens and a suspect has been arrested after he called the police.

Germany

Germany stabbing: Man arrested after two hospitalised in Erfurt attack

Police launched a manhunt after the stabbing but have since arrested a suspect.

Netherlands

One killed, four injured in Amsterdam stabbing

In a statement early Saturday, police said the team investigating the attacks is “keeping all options open, but at the moment has no direct indication of a terrorist motive.”

Germany

Man convicted of deadly homophobic attack on couple in Dresden

A Syrian national has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing two gay men in Dresden last year, killing one and seriously injuring his partner in an attack that prosecutors said was motivated by anti-LGBT Islamic extremist beliefs.

France

French anti-terror investigators notified over police stabbing

A woman stabbed a police officer at her home in Bordeaux on Monday and then was shot and injured by another official.