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A man was hacked to death with a samurai sword after his ex-flatmate launched a horrific attack. The 36-year-old man was attacked in a busy street in the German city of Stuttgart as terrified onlookers watched.

Police confirmed the Kazakh man was killed with a "sword-like object".

The man is believed to have died at the scene, despite reports of witnesses desperately trying to save him.

The suspect, allegedly a 28-year-old Syrian man and former flatmate of the victim, then reportedly fled the scene on a bike. Officers said the two men had shared an apartment in the city until recently.

Shocking images from the scene show the victim's lifeless body laying in a pool of blood near a car in the middle of the road. He was also allegedly heard repeatedly shouting at the victim ”Why did you do that?"