Several people were injured in a knife attack at Hamburg train station Friday evening, the Local Police confirmed stating that they had arrested the suspected assailant.
Hamburg police in a threads of post on X wrote that a person was reported to have injured several people with a knife at the station and the suspect, a 39 year old woman, had been arrested.
Nach ersten Erkenntnissen soll eine Person im mehrere Menschen mit einem Messer verletzt haben. Die tatverdächtige Person wurde von den Einsatzkräften festgenommen.
— Polizei Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg)
“According to initial findings, a person allegedly injured several people with a knife in #Hauptbahnhof. The suspect was arrested by police. The person arrested is a 39-year-old woman. Based on the information so far, we believe she acted alone. Investigations into the background are in full swing,” the Police wrote.
Bei der festgenommenen Person handelt es sich um eine 39-jährige Frau. Aufgrund der bisherigen Erkenntnisse gehen wir davon aus, dass sie allein gehandelt hat. Die Ermittlungen zu den Hintergründen laufen auf Hochtouren.
— Polizei Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg)
However, Hamburg police said there were no “valid figures” available yet, but confirmed that “several” individuals had sustained life-threatening injuries.
“There are currently no reliable figures on the number of injured people. However, several people are said to have sustained life-threatening injuries,” the Police ended.
Zu der Anzahl der verletzten Personen liegen bislang keine validen Zahlen vor. Mehrere Personen sollen jedoch auch lebensgefährlich verletzt worden sein.
— Polizei Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg)
Further investigation in the matter is underway as per the Hamburg police.
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