A 46-year-old woman has suffered life-threatening injuries after a man poured a flammable liquid on her and set her alight in the eastern city of Gera. The attacker, who police say may be her husband, managed to escape.
German police in the eastern city of Gera are investigating a case of attempted murder after a man doused a woman in a tram in a combustible liquid on Sunday morning and set it alight, inflicting life-threatening injuries.
Police in the state of Thuringia, where Gera is situated, say the suspected attacker is believed to be the 46-year-old husband of the woman.
A police spokeswoman said the 46-year-old woman had been flown to a hospital by helicopter after the attack, whose motivation remains unclear.
An investigation was ongoing, she said.
No one else was injured in the attack, which occurred around 10 a.m. local time (0900 UTC).
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What else do we know about the Gera attack?
Other passengers in the tram pressed the emergency stop button after the attack, something the suspect exploited to make his escape, according to the spokeswoman.
The driver of the vehicle reacted quickly and began dousing the flames with a fire extinguisher, she said.
The woman received medical treatment on the scene before being flown to hospital, the spokeswoman said.
She said the other passengers and the driver were offered psychological care.
Gera is situated in the east of eastern German state of Thuringia, some 60 km (37 miles) south of Leipzig.
Edited by: Saim Dušan Inayatullah
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