Start of the weapons ban in Berlin subway trains

17 July 2025, Berlin: Police officers talk to a young woman at Alexanderplatz station at the start of the ban on weapons in Berlin subway trains. From today, knives and other weapons will be banned in all Berlin suburban trains, subway trains, buses and streetcars. The Senate and police want to curb violent crime in this way. Throughout Germany, the police are registering an increase in acts and threats involving knives in public spaces. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa - ATTENTION: All recognizable persons have been pixelated at the request of the police (Photo by Bernd von Jutrczenka/picture alliance via Getty Images)