An American has been stabbed by a Syrian national in Germany after allegedly stepping in to help two female passengers being harassed on a tram, according to reports.

The young man was attacked at around 12:25 a.m. on Sunday after intervening when “two men from a group harassed female passengers” on the tram in the eastern German city of Dresden, police spokesman Luka Reumund told Bild .

Night view of the Yenidze building in Dresden, Germany. dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images

Pictures from the scene show blood spattered over the tram. The unidentified American was rushed to the hospital where his condition is unknown.

“A 21-year-old US citizen intervened and was injured with a knife by one of the other perpetrators in the ensuing altercation,” Reumund said.

A police officer st

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