A knife attack at the Hamburg station. 12 wounded, detained woman
The drama began on Friday, May 23 around 18.05. The attack took place at platforms 13 and 14 at the Main Station in Hamburg – one of the most crowded communication points of Germany. This is the beginning of the weekend, the peak of trips. Thousands of people moved between trains, with suitcases and children alongside. Suddenly everything froze.
A knife attack at the Hamburg station. Red cross on the spot
A brutal attack took place right next to the platform, when the Ice train – one of the flagship espresso machines of Deutsche Bahn, running between the largest cities of Germany – he expected to depart. There were terrible screams from the platform. Witnesses reported that people saw bloody figures and people lying on Earth.
Many passengers rushed to escape in a panic, having no idea what exactly was going on. Some of the wounded were wrapped directly in the train wagons. In the meantime, the Red Cross crisis intervention team arrived to take care of the relatives of the victims.
There was a complete chaos on the spot. The police and emergency services quickly began to secure the area.
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Four people in a critical condition
Initially, there were eight wounded people. Information agencies reported that six people are in deadly danger. However, Philipp Baumann, spokesman for the Hamburg fire brigade, told Bild that three people were critically injured, three seriously injured, and six other slightly wounded. At 20. 45 The spokesman corrected the number of wounded life -threatening to four. In total, 17 people were injured.
Police: He is a lonely perpetrator
The police also reported that the police on platform X said that The attacker has been stopped. For now, it is not known who he is and what was the reason for the attack. The investigation continues. But as the investigators said, the 39-year-old acted alone. No one else is wanted.
As the German media indicate since October 2023, there is a ban on weapons, and from last year passengers must not have knives with them in public transport.
More and more attacks of the cutters
Repeated attacks using a knife are becoming more and more gloomy everyday life on German streets. According to the latest data published by Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), i.e. a federal German criminal office, a knife crime is a growing social problem. In 2023, almost 9,000 were registered. cases of serious body damage using a knife, which accounted for 5.8 percent. all such crimes. In addition, nearly 5,000 were recorded. cases of robbery and theft using a knife. These data, although alarming, do not yet include full statistics from 2024, which – according to « Bild » – may be even more disturbing. According to the diary, the number of knife attacks in Germany could exceed 29 thousand. annually, which gives an average of over 79 such incidents a day. Both German society and politicians are increasingly demanding the exacerbation of the regulations regarding the possession of dangerous tools in public space.
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A knife attack at the Hamburg station.
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Emergency services at the scene.
