Syrian Man Gets Life for ‘Infidels’ Knife Attack in Germany

A defendant is led into the hearing room of the Higher Regional Court by court officials before the trial begins in Dresden, Germany, on April 12, 2021. Sebastian Kahnert/AP via Pool

BERLIN—A Syrian man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for murdering a tourist and seriously injuring another in an Islamist-motivated knife attack in the eastern German city of Dresden last year, the court said.

The man, identified as Abdullah A. H. H. under privacy laws, was found guilty of murder, attempted murder, and grievous bodily harm, a spokeswoman for the Higher Regional Court in the state of Saxony said.