A 21-year-old American visitor was stabbed on a Dresden tram on 24 August after intervening when two men allegedly harassed female passengers, according to multiple social-media accounts and a local online report. Witnesses said the assailants fled the scene following the knife attack, which left the U.S. national with severe facial and upper-body injuries that required hospital treatment. German authorities said one Syrian asylum seeker was detained near the tram stop shortly after the incident, while a second man remains at large. Some local reports later indicated the detained suspect was released pending further investigation. Police have not issued a formal statement on the victim’s current condition beyond confirming serious injuries. The assault has rekindled debate over Germany’s migration policies introduced under former Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015. AfD lawmaker Petr Bystron said the attack illustrated the security risks of what critics call an overly permissive asylum system, while police appealed for additional witnesses as the search for the second suspect continues.