American Knifed In Face By Syrian After Intervening To Protect Women On German Train

A 21-year-old American man paid a steep price for doing the right thing on a tram in Germany overnight. When he observed two Syrian men hassling a pair of female passengers, the as-yet unnamed American intervened, only to be beaten and slashed in the face with a knife. One of the assailants was arrested, but then immediately let go. 

“This is the consequence of Merkel’s open-border policy,” said Alternative for Germany EU parliament member Petr Bystron on X.  “Attacks like this happen in Germany every single day. Now it has affected a courageous American. We must work together with @realDonaldTrump to put an end to this madness.”

According to a statement from Saxony police, the violence erupted at around 12:25am Sunday on a tram in Dresden, while it was at the Neustädter Markt stop. When two men that were part of a larger group started harassing female passengers, the American citizen stepped in to protect them. One of the villains stabbed the Good Samaritan and both of them ran off. Police quickly captured one of them — a 21-year-old Syrian national — at another tram stop less than a half-mile away. 

Despite the fact that he has a criminal record that includes robbery and dangerous bodily harm, the suspect was quickly set loose. He enjoys permanent residency status in Germany. “He was provisionally arrested and has been released by decision of the public prosecutor’s office,” a police spokesman told Bild. Authorities said that decision sprang from the fact that they couldn’t substantiate that the attacker — identified only as “Majid A” — was the one who wielded a knife. “According to the on-call public prosecutor’s assessment, there were insufficient grounds for detention. The knife attack cannot be attributed to him,” senior public prosecutor Jurgen Schmidt told Bild. Police are reviewing security camera footage and seeking public assistance in tracking down the other suspect. 

The American was transported by ambulance to a hospital, with his wound described as serious but not life-threatening. A video is circulating on social media which purports to show the young American hero — bloodied and bandaged — speaking to the camera about the incident. “If y’all didn’t think that Europe had an immigration problem, especially Germany, let me drop some knowledge on you,” he says, condemning authorities for letting one of the assailants go so quickly. At this point, ZeroHedge is unable to confirm the video’s authenticity.  

Non-Germans account for 59% of sex crimes aboard German trains and at train stations, and sex violence in general doubled between 2019 and 2024. In particular, Syrians have established a reputation for violence in their host country. A recent analysis of official statistics by the German paper Die Welt showed that 40% of the perpetrators of violence in German schools in 2024 were foreign national, with Syrians leading the way. Syrians were involved in 10% of all school incidents, well ahead of the second-place Afghans who finished at 3.6%. Germany suffered 79 knife crimes a day in 2024, according to a German police union official, with Berlin enduring nearly 10 a day. 

It’s little wonder that support for the anti-mass-immigration Alternative for Germany party is steadily rising — with a poll this month showing it is now the most popular party in the country. A stout 26% of Germans said it’s their top choice in the next election.