Violence in Hamburg: Knife attack in Hamburg: Accommodation ordered

Shock, relief and everyday life at Hamburg Central Station: After the cruel knife attack with a total of 18 injuries, there was an all -clear for the four life -threatening victims. They are three women between the ages of 24, 52 and 85 and a 24 -year -old man. They are now all in a stabilized state, the police said. In addition, seven people were seriously injured and slightly injured.

Knife attack in Hamburg: Accommodation to the clinic requested

The alleged perpetrator, a 39 -year -old German, is said to come before the judge during the day. He should decide whether it should be accommodated in a clinic. According to the police, the woman is not said to have been politically motivated. « Rather, there are now very concrete references to a mental illness of the suspects, » said the police.

During the attack on Friday evening between track 13 and 14, a woman with a knife apparently stabbed people around her. Before that, she had already handled the knife on the south walkway of the main train station.

In the meantime, a judge ordered the accommodation of the 39 -year -old suspect. The accommodation command was on attempted manslaughter in action with dangerous bodily harm in 15 cases, the police said.

Passers -by prevented worse in the event of a violence at Hamburg Central Station

It is thanks to the courageous intervention of two passers -by that the attack did not hit more people. « Due to the very quick intervention of two passers -by who were on the platform, the attack could be interrupted, » said the police at noon.

Emergency services could have quickly arrested the 39 -year -old German afterwards. It was so-called quattro strips. This is a team of four of the federal and state police as well as the security forces of Hochbahn and Deutsche Bahn. The German had been arrested without resistance. According to current knowledge, the suspect is said to have traded alone.

Everyday life a few hours after the attack in the main train station

The rail traffic has been running as usual again since the early morning. And the tracks are also full. The one -week school holidays started in Hamburg and many people start their trip from the train station.

At the crime scene, i.e. the platform between track 13 and 14, there was hardly anything to see from the attack on Saturday morning. Only smaller traces of blood on the ground testified by the cruel deed. In the evening and at night, several hundred civil servants were deployed – around 350 from the state police and around 60 from the federal police. The fire brigade also supported around 50 forces.

Pointed -out

The police said that she was still looking for pictures, videos and information. These can be transmitted via a pointy portal. In addition, witnesses who have not yet had any contact with the police should report to the notice telephone on +49 40 4286-56789. Because the murder commission is still trying to reconstruct the exact course of the crime.

Deutsche Bahn has also switched a hotline for those affected and relatives, it can be reached free of charge at +49 800 3 111 111.

Requirements for more security at train stations and AI

The consequential knife attack not only attracted a lot of sympathy, but also initial demands for more security to the train station. The chairman of the federal police in the police union (GdP), Andreas Roßkopf, spoke out for comprehensive control options at train stations for the federal police. In and around Hamburg Central Station, weapons have been banned since autumn 2023. This also includes knives. This is also checked regularly.

The quattro strips that have been used in Hamburg for a long time would have to be used across Germany, he told the Hamburger Morgenpost. The federal police lacked around 3,500 colleagues. It has to be increased urgently, « because security needs personnel ».

In addition, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) can help with evaluating camera images, he told that Hamburger Abendblatt. The officers needed « AI supported camera technology, which also includes behavioral detection, so that such behavioral problems could already be recognized in advance. »

« Course » knife attack shocked politics

Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher was shocked by the knife attack. The crime was shattering, the SPD politician wrote on the platform X. He added: « The perpetrator is in custody. I wish the victims of the crime a lot of strength and hope that the seriously injured will also be saved. »

Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) wrote on X: « The news from Hamburg is dismaying. My thoughts are with the victims and their relatives. My thanks go to all the emergency services on site for their quick help. » Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) condemned the knife attack. « It is shocking when travelers are sneaked and cowardly attacked, » said Dobrindt, according to his ministry at night. (dpa)