Several people in the event of a knife attack in Hamburg violated life -threatening – Diepresse.com

Several people were seriously injured in a knife attack in Hamburg’s main station. The police arrested a 39-year-old woman. She was a German that it was checked whether she was in a mental state of emergency, said a police spokesman. He added: « After a first video direction, we assume that the woman acted alone. »

According to the fire brigade, six people were seriously injured, three more seriously and more three. The police initially did not have a valid number of victims. The spokesman confirmed that there should be several life -threatening injuries. There were different information about the number.

For the time being, the police do not assume a politically motivated act. The investigation into the background was “at full speed”. The incident triggered a large -scale deployment of emergency services, fire brigade and police. According to the spokesman, 63 rescue and emergency services were on site from the fire brigade.

Mrs. Stach randomly around himself

The woman Stach am platform 13/14 randomly around. Hamburg Central Station is one of the most frequented traffic nodes in Germany. In early day after, dense crowds are regularly crowded.

In the past few months, violent acts with knives have occurred in various locations in Germany. This had triggered a political debate about causes and measures. In Hamburg Central Station and in local public transport in the Hanseatic city, the carrying of weapons, also knives, is prohibited. (APA/dpa)