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Berlin (dpa / bb) - Three men were attacked with a knife by strangers in Berlin-Neukölln and injured - one of them was wanted by an arrest warrant.

The trio, aged 35, 41 and 48, was walking on Sunday night in Sonnenallee, the police said.

There it came to a dispute with the attackers.

The two older men were stabbed in the back, shoulder and arm.

They came to a hospital.

The younger one suffered respiratory and eye irritation, but treatment was not necessary.

When checking the personal details, the police found that the 35-year-old was wanted by arrest warrant for a sexual offense.

He was arrested.

According to the police, the exact sequence and background of the crime were initially unclear.

The attackers fled.

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