The policeman who was wounded in the German stab attack dies

The 29-year-old policeman has been one of six people injured by the assailant, who has been detained at the scene.

He's been stabbed in the head several times.

Despite undergoing emergency surgery, he could not survive injuries and died Sunday afternoon.

This news has shocked me to my bone”, said the leader of Baden-Wyrstemberg, the town of Manheim.

The attack shows “the often incalculable danger that police officers face every day”, Winfried Kretschmann said.

The attack occurred Friday at a square in Manheim City.

The alleged attacker, believed to be a 25-year-old Afghan who arrived in Germany in 2014, was shot and wounded by police at the scene.

According to police, his motive remains unclear. / REL/