A stabbing assault on Friday on the busy central prepare station within the German metropolis of Hamburg left a number of folks injured, a few of them in life-threatening situation, authorities stated.
Police stated a 39-year-old girl, a German nationwide, was arrested on the scene with out placing up resistance and that they consider, after watching video footage, she acted alone. Police additionally secured the knife.
The attacker focused folks on the platform between tracks 13 and 14 within the station at round 6 p.m. native time, in line with police. The station in downtown Hamburg, Germany’s second-biggest metropolis, is a significant hub for native, regional and long-distance trains.
Hamburg’s fireplace service initially stated six folks sustained life-threatening accidents, whereas one other three have been severely injured and three had slight accidents, German information company dpa reported. Police, nonetheless, stated later that there have been no “valid figures” but however that “several” folks had life-threatening accidents.
There was no instant indication of any political motive, and investigators have been wanting into whether or not the suspect might have been mentally sick, police spokesperson Florian Abbenseth stated.
A high-speed InterCity Categorical, or ICE, prepare with its doorways open was nonetheless on the platform hours after the assault, however Abbenseth stated that it was not a criminal offense scene.
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Railway operator Deutsche Bahn stated it was “deeply shocked” by the assault. 4 tracks on the station have been closed Friday night, and a few long-distance trains have been delayed or diverted.
Carrying weapons, together with knives, is banned on the station and on native transport in Hamburg.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s workplace stated the German chief was appalled by the information and advised Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher in a name Friday night that “my thoughts are with the victims and their relatives.”
There have been a number of stabbing assaults in Germany lately. In August 2024, a 26-year-old Syrian man killed three folks and wounded eight others in a Solingen competition knife assault, motivated by the Islamic State terror group, prosecutors stated. In June 2024, a man attacked a number of folks within the southwest German metropolis of Mannheim, leaving seven folks injured, in line with police. And in June 2023, a man fatally stabbed two folks and injured seven others on a prepare in northern Germany, police stated on the time.
