Archive · 25 Nov 2025
Madrid Stabbing Attack: Jihadi Killed by Police
On 22nd November, a man in Madrid, Spain, stabbed three people while shouting 'Allahu Akbar'.
The man, who was a Spaniard of Moroccan descent, then ran into an apartment and locked himself inside.
Police tried to stop him with Tasers, but he attacked them with a knife while reciting the Quran.
The police had to shoot him because the Tasers didn't work.
The three people he stabbed were hurt but not badly.
The police are still trying to figure out why he did this.
A man stabbed three people in Madrid, Spain, on 22nd November, shouting 'Allahu Akbar'.
The perpetrator was a Spaniard of Moroccan descent who later barricaded himself in an apartment.
Police used Tasers but had to shoot him when he attacked them with a knife while reciting the Quran.
The three victims, including an elderly woman and a 40-year-old man, had non-life-threatening injuries.
The incident is being investigated as a potential 'Islamist terrorist incident'.
- Who
- A Spaniard of Moroccan descent
- What
- A stabbing attack followed by a police shooting
- When
- 22nd November, around 2:00 pm
- Where
- Puente de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain
- Why
- The perpetrator's motives are under investigation, but police considered it a potential 'Islamist terrorist incident'
- Date
- 22nd November
- Location
- Puente de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain
- Perpetrator
- Spaniard of Moroccan descent
- Victims
- Three people (an elderly woman, a man, and a 40-year-old man)
- Injuries
- Non-life-threatening
- Perpetrator's Actions
- Shouted 'Allahu Akbar', recited Quran, barricaded himself
- Police Response
- Tasers used, then fatal shooting