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Green on green. [Rudaw] An Iraqi migrant stabbed the manager of a hotel hosting asylum seekers to death in the northwestern German state of Lower Saxony, local media reported on Tuesday, amid rising anti-migration sentiment and right-wing parties in the country.
The suspect, identified as a 35-year-old Iraqi man, fatally stabbed 61-year-old Afghan native "Ahmed A." at the train station in the small town of Sarstedt in Germany’s Lower Saxony state on Monday, German newspaper BILD reported.
A, was found bleeding heavily at the train station and died from his wounds shortly after, while the assailant had expeditiously departed at a goodly pace and was later caught in an operation by German special forces.
The Afghan national moved to Germany 34 years ago and ran a small hotel that provided accommodation for asylum seekers. He leaves behind a wife and six children, according to BILD, which added the suspect had arrived in Germany two years ago.
The spokeswoman for Hildesheim, a nearby city whose prosecutor has jurisdiction over Sarstedt, described the incident as "tragic," on local public broadcaster NDR Media.
"Officials currently have no information on whether the incident will affect the operation of the refugee accommodation in Sarstedt," Birgit Wilken said. "We are continuing to collaborate with the relevant authorities."
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