Neukölln Principal Who Faked U-Bahn Assassination Attempt Fined €17,000
Initially celebrated for his bravery, Neukölln school principal Hudhaifa Al-Mashhadani has been uncovered as a fraud - and part of a growing trend of staged political violence in Germany.
Back in November, Hudhaifa Al-Mashhadani, the principal of an Arabic-language school, accused an anonymous man of attempting to murder him while riding the U-Bahn. Al-Mashhadani claimed that a pro-Palestinian perpetrator wearing a keffiyeh tried to push him in front of an oncoming train, then punched and threatened to kill him.
The mayor and members of the Senate immediately condemned the "cowardly" attack, and Al-Mashhadani was showered with awards for courage. The only problem? It never happened.
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