BERLIN: Greater than a dozen individuals who had been injured in a stabbing assault on the central prepare station within the German metropolis of Hamburg had been in secure situation, police stated on Saturday (Might 24).
A 39-year-old girl, a German nationwide, was arrested on the scene of Friday’s assault with out placing up resistance and police stated they consider she acted alone.
The Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper reported that two passers-by managed to overpower the lady and take the knife from her.
It quoted a hearth division spokesman, Philipp Baumann, as saying that the assault injured 18 individuals between the ages of 19 and 85. Three ladies aged 24, 52 and 85, and a 24-year-old man had been critically injured. In accordance with the police, nevertheless, all 4 had been in secure situation on Saturday.
There was no quick indication of any political motive, and police stated that investigators had been trying into whether or not the suspect could have been mentally ailing.
The lady was anticipated to look earlier than a decide on Saturday after which positioned in a psychiatric ward.
The attacker focused individuals on the platform between tracks 13 and 14 within the station at round 6pm on Friday (Saturday, 12am, Singapore time). The station in downtown Hamburg, Germany’s second-biggest metropolis, is a serious hub for native, regional and long-distance trains.
Carrying weapons, together with knives, is banned on the station and on native transport in Hamburg.
