The 18-year-old was also beaten and kicked by the perpetrators on Thursday night, the police said. Accordingly, the attackers at Mehringplatz first hit the young man’s car and broke a window.

The perpetrators fled in several cars after the attack. The 18-year-old was taken to hospital for treatment with injuries to his head, arm and torso. Further details about the attack were initially not known. The criminal police are investigating.