A stabbing assault on Friday on the busy central prepare station within the German metropolis of Hamburg left a number of individuals injured, a few of them in life-threatening situation, authorities stated.
Police stated a 39-year-old lady, a German nationwide, was arrested on the scene with out placing up resistance and that they imagine, after watching video footage, she acted alone. Police additionally secured the knife.
The attacker focused individuals on the platform between tracks 13 and 14 within the station at round 6 p.m. native time, based on police. The station in downtown Hamburg, Germany’s second-biggest metropolis, is a significant hub for native, regional and long-distance trains.
There was no instant indication of any political motive, and investigators have been wanting into whether or not the suspect might have been mentally in poor health, 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 against the law scene.
Forensic specialists work at Hamburg’s foremost prepare station, after a number of individuals have been injured in a knife assault, in Hamburg, Germany, Could 23, 2025.
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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.
There have been a number of stabbing assaults in Germany in recent times. In August 2024, a 26-year-old Syrian man killed three individuals and wounded eight others in a Solingen pageant knife assault, motivated by the Islamic State terror group, prosecutors stated. In June 2024, a person attacked a number of individuals within the southwest German metropolis of Mannheim, leaving seven individuals injured, based on police. And in June 2023, a person fatally stabbed two individuals and injured seven others on a prepare in northern Germany, police stated on the time.
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