India, Aug. 26 -- An American tourist was brutally stabbed while trying to save two women being assaulted on a tram in Germany. John Rudat, 21, was left with shocking face injuries during the attack. He was traveling in the city of Dresden early Sunday, August 25, when he saw a pair of men violently attacking the women.

Rudat was attacked while trying to protect the women. He was later hospitalized with knife wounds to his face.

Rudat is a part-time model from upstate New York, and also a newly qualified paramedic, the New York Post reported. "We got a little scared when we found out," Molly, his brother's girlfriend and a fellow first responder, told the outlet. "We didn't know the extent of his injuries. We were at dinner the other da...