Dispute at Festival in Parsberg in Upper Palatinate ends fatal

In Parsberg in the southwest of the Upper Palatinate, there was a fatal attack in a large festival in the open air on Sunday. A man was killed, as a police spokesman confirmed in the evening.

According to initial findings, two men would have started to argue at the celebration. One of the two suddenly pulled a gun. His counterpart was fatally injured by the attack. According to the civil servants, the police had arrested the alleged perpetrator.

Man in Parsberg, according to reports, killed by a knife attack

As the Middle Bavarian newspaper Furthermore, the weapon was a knife. According to the newspaper, hundreds of people would have wanted to celebrate the Kurdish New Year on Sunday. There have already been several events of this kind in Bavaria in recent years. Numerous people came from large parts of the Free State.

According to the police, the site was cordoned off. The police are currently asking the numerous guests to clarify the background of the attack. (with dpa)