State Security Investigates Attack on head โฃof โขGerman-Arabic School in โคNeukรถlln
Berlin โข – State security authorities areโข investigating a recent attack targeting โthe head of the German-Arabic school in Berlin’s Neukรถlln district, an incident widely โcondemned โฃby โฃlocal officials. The โattack,โฃ described asโ “horrific” by Neukรถlln District โMayor Martin Hikel, โoccurred on Saturday and has prompted a swift response from โขauthorities concerned โabout rising tensions and โฃthreats to peaceful coexistence.
The assault on the school principal, whoseโฃ name has not been publicly released, has shaken the Neukรถlln community and โขraised questions about safetyโ and integration. โคTheโค German-Arabic school plays a vital role in fostering intercultural understanding within the diverse district, and the attack is seen as โa direct challenge to โthose โefforts.The investigation aims to โdetermine the motive behind โขthe attack and identify those responsible, with potentialโข implications for security โฃmeasures at schools and community centers across Berlin.โค
Mayor Hikel publicly voiced his support for the school principal, stating, “This attack on a sincere person who, with everything he does, supports our peaceful coexistence,โ affects us all.”โ He unequivocally condemned the violence and affirmed his commitment to protecting individuals dedicated to buildingโข a harmonious community.
The incident comes amid ongoing political turmoil within the โฃNeukรถlln branch of โฃthe Social โDemocratic Partyโค (SPD), following the recent withdrawal of SPD leader sascha Hikel. Theโข party is currently โฃgrappling โขwith internal divisions and โฃpowerโข struggles, described as “discord, power games, trench warfare,” โขleaving a โขsense of instability in the district’s leadership.