A 39-year-old woman wounded 17 people in Hamburg
The tragedy took place in the evening of May 23 on the platform 13/14 at 18.05. The ICE 855 (Hamburg-Monachium) train rode Torem 14. Suddenly a woman appeared on the platform. She pulled out a knife and threw herself to travelers. – « Fortunately, I didn’t have headphones in my ears, so I heard everyone started screaming. And then everyone fled, » one of the travelers told the newspaper « Hamburger Adendblatt ».
Investigators appeared on the spot in a few seconds. They managed to overpower and disarm a woman. According to Dziennik Bild, she is known to the police and has mental disorders.
A brutal cutter attack in Hamburg. Four people are fighting for their lives
There were bleeding people on the platform, who were immediately taken over by the crisis intervention team. According to eyewitnesses, the street next to the station resembled a military hospital. Some wounded were treated on the train, others were immediately taken to the hospital. In the meantime, the Red Cross crisis intervention team also appeared to take care of the relatives of the victims.
In total, 17 people were injured, including four are seriously injured and fight for their lives.
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Short after 20 Hamburg police wrote on X that the arrested person is a 39-year-old woman. – Based on what we know so far, we assume that she was acting alone – it was informed.
According to the police, the investigation in this matter « goes full couple. » And she announced that the attack was due to the investigation so far, it was not dictated by political motivations.
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The station in Hamburg is one of the most busy communication nodes in Germany. And practically time is filled with people. In addition, school holidays began on May 23.
From 2023, there is a ban on weapons, and from last year passengers must not have knives with them in public transport.
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Bloody attack at the Hamburg station.
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Bloody attack at the Hamburg station.
