Leipzig (dpa / sn) – A man was seriously injured in an attack on a street in Leipzig. According to medical assessments, he has very little chance of survival, the police said on Thursday. The 34-year-old was reportedly standing by a car on Hoyerstrasse in the Schleussig district on Wednesday evening when two unknown men approached him.

After a short conversation, one of the two suddenly physically attacked the 34-year-old. The strangers fled on foot. It was said that they were probably young men. The injured came to a hospital. Police are investigating an attempted homicide.