BERLIN — The suspect in a knife attack that killed a police officer in the southwestern German city of Mannheim was convicted Tuesday of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Officer Rouven Laur, 29, died after the stabbing on May 31, 2024. Five members of Pax Europa, a group describing itself as opposing “political Islam,” were wounded in the attack.

The Stuttgart Higher Regional Court convicted the suspect, who has been identified as Sulaiman A. in line with German privacy rules, of murder as well as four counts of attempted murder and grievous bodily harm, German news agency dpa reported.

The court found Sulaiman A. carries “particularly serious” guilt, meaning he won’t be eligible for Germany’s normal release after serving 15 years.

The Afghan citizen, who was 25 at the time of t

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