Last week, a threatening situation involving a knife occurred at the Stuttgart Wine Village, a local folk festival. As the Esslinger Zeitung newspaper reports, last Wednesday a 23-year-old approached the employees of the wine village with a knife and is said to have shouted "I will bring you all to Allah!"
The employees told the Esslinger Zeitung that it was already late when the incident occurred. The festival had ended that day and the staff had sat together after work, drinking and chatting. After midnight, a man is said to have walked past and shouted for the music to be turned off, to which the employees replied that he should leave them alone and go away. "We thought it was over. But then he suddenly came around the corner again with a knife in his hand and threatened us," said one of the organizers.
A short time later, the man is said to have appeared again - this time with a knife in his hand and imitated arcing stabbing movements forwards. "Thank God the security was there immediately," said an employee. The police were also on site "incredibly quickly, in just a few minutes."
People having fun at the Stuttgart Wine Village.
When asked by NIUS, a police spokesperson said that officers were aware of the incident. They are investigating a 23-year-old for threatening behavior; the suspect is a German. They do not believe there was an extremist background, and the man is now free. The argument at the festival is said to have been sparked by the music.
As those affected described to the Esslinger Zeitung , the situation has left its mark. "We are asking ourselves how safe it is here when more and more people are walking around with knives. That wasn't the case in the past," said the organizer. There are also concerns about the security guards: "They really should be better equipped, with protective vests and the like. We landlords would also contribute to the financing - that's not the point."
The employees told the Esslinger Zeitung that it was already late when the incident occurred. The festival had ended that day and the staff had sat together after work, drinking and chatting. After midnight, a man is said to have walked past and shouted for the music to be turned off, to which the employees replied that he should leave them alone and go away. "We thought it was over. But then he suddenly came around the corner again with a knife in his hand and threatened us," said one of the organizers.
A short time later, the man is said to have appeared again - this time with a knife in his hand and imitated arcing stabbing movements forwards. "Thank God the security was there immediately," said an employee. The police were also on site "incredibly quickly, in just a few minutes."
People having fun at the Stuttgart Wine Village.
When asked by NIUS, a police spokesperson said that officers were aware of the incident. They are investigating a 23-year-old for threatening behavior; the suspect is a German. They do not believe there was an extremist background, and the man is now free. The argument at the festival is said to have been sparked by the music.
As those affected described to the Esslinger Zeitung , the situation has left its mark. "We are asking ourselves how safe it is here when more and more people are walking around with knives. That wasn't the case in the past," said the organizer. There are also concerns about the security guards: "They really should be better equipped, with protective vests and the like. We landlords would also contribute to the financing - that's not the point."
