German police kill man with knife in southern city of Mannheim

By Erbil Basay

BERLIN (AA) – Police in the southern German city of Mannheim killed a man after claiming he was holding a knife and threatening officers.

According to a statement issued by the local prosecutor and police department on Saturday evening, a 49-year-old man called the police and said he had committed a crime.

When police officers arrived on the scene, they found the person holding a knife, the statement said, adding that he threatened the officers and consequently, the police team had to use their firearms.

"The 49-year-old was injured by the shots and was taken to a hospital under immediate resuscitation measures, where he later died," it added.