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Us cable news network (CNN) reported on the 20th that Berlin police confirmed that Fritz von weizsacker, the son of former German President Richard von weizsacker, was assassinated and killed during a speech on the evening of the 19th local time. German government spokesman said on the 20th that Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed condolences.

Screenshot of CNN report

According to the Berlin police spokesman, Fritz, a 59 year old doctor, gave a speech at the 'Schlosspark Klinik' hospital in Charlottenburg District of Berlin on the evening of the 19th. At about 19:00 that day, a man approached him in his lecture classroom and stabbed him with a knife, killing fritz. Subsequently, the 57 year old German man who attacked Fritz was arrested by the police.

Police arrested the suspect on the evening of the 19th source: Associated Press

The report also mentioned that at the time of the incident, a 33 year old policeman who was not on duty subdued the attacker on the spot, but was seriously injured. After rescue, his life is no longer in danger.

CNN said that the police then launched a murder investigation, but the motive for the attack is still unknown, and the suspect is scheduled to appear in court on the 20th local time.

In addition, the BBC quoted prosecutors as saying that the suspect suffered from "serious mental illness", which may be motivated by "delusion and general disgust" towards the von weizzek family.

ABC reported that after the incident, a spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on the 20th local time that Merkel had expressed condolences.

"We know very little about what happened in Berlin last night," the spokesman said. "This is for Feng? The weizzek family is a terrible blow. The prime minister has expressed condolences, including, of course, all members of the government, who have expressed condolences to the widow (Fritz's) and his whole family. "

Fritz is one of the four sons of former German President Richard von weizzek. According to German media, Richard served as president of Germany from 1984 to 1994 and died in 2015 at the age of 94.

Fritz von weitzek (Center) at his father's funeral source: Associated Press

According to CNN, Fritz is an expert in internal medicine and gastroenterology. His career began at the University Medical Center of Freiburg University, and he studied and worked in many overseas hospitals, including Harvard Medical School in the United States and the University Hospital of Zurich in Switzerland. Since 2005, he has been the chief physician of internal medicine of 'Schlosspark Klinik' hospital in Germany.