Authorities in southwestern Germany on Friday were searching for a suspect who stabbed a man inside a town mosque, an attack that has intensified fears of growing Islamophobia targeting Muslim communities in Europe.
The attacker fled following the incident in Backnang, 30 kilometers north-east of Stuttgart, according to a police spokesman.
The name of the mosque was not identified but the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) Mosque is the mosque located in Backnang.
An initial search for the perpetrator was unsuccessful and the motive for the assault was unclear, he said.
The 24-year-old victim was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he was being treated for a stab wound to the thigh.
