Fritz von Weizsacker stabbed to death at Berlin lecture. Image via DPA.
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Former German president's son killed in Berlin

Fritz von Weizsacker, son of former German president Richard von Weizsacker, an outstanding doctor and head of a clinic in Berlin was stabbed to death while delivering a medical lecture on liver fat at Schlosspark clinic. The attacker seated in the audience in the first row, jumped up in the middle of the lecture and stabbed von Weizsacker repeatedly. The attacker was tackled by 20 people and was stopped from fleeing.

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Wed Nov 20 - TheGuardian

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