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A knife attack at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin has left at least one person severely injured.
The stabbing took place around 6pm between the US Embassy and the Holocaust memorial in the centre of Berlin.
Berlin Police said the severely injured man was taken to hospital.
Emergency vehicles have flooded the scene, as several witnesses to the stabbing are being treated for shock.
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The crime scene has been cordoned off and officers are searching the area, according to Bild newspaper.
The perpetrator or perpetrators are currently on the run. Witness reportedly saw a man running away from the scene.
The Holocaust Memorial was opened in 2005 and commemorates 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
Three weeks ago a 36-year-old destroyed wreaths at the memorial and injured two people before being arrested.
Police spokesman Florian Nath said: ‘The victim is a male, injured by a stabbing weapon. He is in hospital. The identity of the man is not yet known.
‘The murder weapon has not yet been found. The perpetrator is on the run. Witnesses claim to have seen a man running away.’
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