Main version: A woman herself is behind an attack with a knife in Hamburg
This was reported by police after at 6pm local time, information was received that a striker with a jamous people was indiscriminately located on two platforms at the station.
Four of the victims have suffered life -threatening injuries, a firefighter said. Six people were seriously injured and seven others were slightly injured.
A 39-year-old woman has been arrested, police said. « Based on the information so far, we assume that she acted alone, » said police post on the social network X.
German police shot a knife armed man
The German newspaper Welt writes that the attacker is a German woman and that she is under an investigation to determine if she was in a state of psychological stress. According to a police spokesman, the initial conclusions from CCTV cameras show that the woman was acting alone. For now, police have not found evidence of a terrorist motive.
Photos from the crime scene show a high -speed ICE train, whose doors are enclosed by a platform police band between tracks 13 and 14, where the attack was carried out.
Welt writes that the Hamburg Central Station is one of the busiest transport points in Germany, and in the peaks on Friday, it is crowded with people.
A ban on wearing weapons is in force around the station since October 1, 2023. In mid -December 2024, a ban on wearing knives in public transport was also adopted.
