'Islamist' shot dead in Berlin after knife attack on policewoman
A 41-year-old man of Iraqi origin has been shot dead in Berlin after he
stabbed a policewoman. State prosecutors say the man was an
"Islamist."The attacker died in a police operation on Thursday, shortly
after he stabbed a policewoman with a knife.Police said the man lived in
Berlin and had been sentenced to prison by the regional court in
Stuttgart in 2008. He was subsequently released on parole and also wore
an electronic tag, which he removed on Thursday morning before the
attack.Investigators first learned of the incident via a phone call from
a passer-by on Heerstrasse in western Berlin's Spandau area, according
to local public broadcaster RBB. The caller said a man with a knife was
threatening people. Four police cars reached the area, a police
spokesman told reporters.The man attacked one of the officers, who
stepped out of her car. Several shots were fired after that, although it
is not known how many police officers shot at the attacker.The man died
of his wounds despite repeated attempts to resuscitate him, police
said. The policewoman, who was brutally injured in the knife attack, was
flown to a hospital in a rescue helicopter.Berlin's homicide squad is
currently investigating the case
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