Afghan-born man remanded in custody over Mannheim knife attack

Flowers were left on the market square in Mannheim (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

A 25-year-old man born in Afghanistan has been remanded in custody by a German court on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a knife attack at an event organised by a group opposing “political Islam”.

The six victims included a police officer who remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed while trying to intervene, police and prosecutors said.