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Hamburg attack: One dead and four injured after stabbing in Barmbek supermarket | |
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One person has been stabbed to death and four others have been injured after an attack in Hamburg. | |
The incident occurred in a supermarket in the German city. | The incident occurred in a supermarket in the German city. |
The man entered the supermarket and then proceeded to attack people, police said. He stabbed a number of people, one of whom died from their injuries. | The man entered the supermarket and then proceeded to attack people, police said. He stabbed a number of people, one of whom died from their injuries. |
After that he escaped, but witnesses followed him, overpowered him and alerted the police to his location, and he was arrested shortly afterwards near the crime scene. | |
One attacker has been arrested. Photos online showed the suspect sitting with a bloody hood over his head in a police car. | |
Initial reports had suggested that another man was being sought in connection with the attack, but police confirmed that the suspect appeared to be acting alone. | |
The motive for the attack wasn't immediately clear, police wrote on Twitter. "We have no clear information as to the motive or the number of wounded," Hamburg police said. | The motive for the attack wasn't immediately clear, police wrote on Twitter. "We have no clear information as to the motive or the number of wounded," Hamburg police said. |
The attack happened in the Barmbek district, a suburb outside of the northern port city. | The attack happened in the Barmbek district, a suburb outside of the northern port city. |