Germany: Suspected Islamist from Iraq shot dead in Berlin after attacking policewoman
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| Publication Date | 17 September 2015 |
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September 17, 2015
Reports from Germany say police shot dead an Iraqi man after he used a knife to attack a policewoman in Berlin.
Authorities say the policewoman was wounded by the attack on September 17.
Prosecutors described the attacker as a 41-year-old Iraqi who was a "suspected Islamist."
The man had previously been sentenced to a jail term for planning an attack.
Based on reporting by Reuters and AFP
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