Germany - Police arrest suspect in stabbing of rabbi

Police arrested a German man of Afghan parentage in the stabbing of a rabbi in Frankfurt last week.

The 22-year-old was arrested in Frankfurt Thursday night and admitted to stabbing the rabbi, Zalman Gurevitch, prosecutors in the city said in a statement. The man is being investigated on suspicion of attempted manslaughter and dangerous bodily harm.

According to the rabbi, the assailant said "I'll kill you, you (expletive) Jew," prosecutors say.

However, prosecutors said the suspect - whose name they did not release - denies having either any intention of killing the rabbi and any anti-Semitic motive.

Source: www.newschannel5.tv

Date: September 14, 2007

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