Syrian on Trial in Germany for Killing Man, Injuring Another

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 went on trial Monday accused of killing a German man and seriously injuring another in an attack last year that prosecutors said was motivated by Islamic extremist ideology.

The trial of Abdullah A.H.H., whose full name wasn’t released due to German privacy laws, began in the eastern city of Dresden, where the attack took place on Oct. 4.