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Hamburg stabbing: Several injured in knife attack at railway station Hamburg stabbing: Seventeen injured in knife attack as woman arrested
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Several people have suffered life-threatening injuries in a knife attack at the main railway station in the German city of Hamburg, police have said.Several people have suffered life-threatening injuries in a knife attack at the main railway station in the German city of Hamburg, police have said.
The city's fire department said 12 people were injured in the attack, but police later said there were no reliable figures for the number of victims. The city's fire department said 17 people were injured in the attack, while police said they did not yet have a valid figure for the number of victims.
Hamburg Police said officers arrested a 39-year-old woman and a major operation is under way. Hamburg Police said officers arrested a 39-year-old German woman at the scene as they carried out a major operation.
The attack is understood to have happened at the city's Central Station at about 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT) on Friday. The attack took place at the city's Central Station at about 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT) on Friday.
A spokesman for the Hamburg fire department told AFP news agency that 12 people had been injured and that some of the injuries were life-threatening. A spokesman for the Hamburg fire department told AFP news agency 17 people had been injured and that some of the injuries were life-threatening.
In a post on X, Hamburg Police said there were no reliable figures for the number of people injured but several have sustained life-threatening injuries. In a post on X, Hamburg Police said several people who were hurt had sustained life-threatening injuries.
"According to initial findings, a person allegedly injured several people with a knife in the main station," the police said. Speaking to the press outside the station, police said they believe the suspect acted alone and did not have a "political motive".
Police later added that they believe the suspect acted alone. Rather, they believe she may have been "in a state of mental distress," Florian Abbenseth, a police spokesperson, told reporters.
Local media has reported that the attack happened near platforms 13 and 14 - which are accessible via a busy main road - while a train was on one of the platforms. The attack happened between platforms 13 and 14 - which are accessible via a busy main road - while a train was on one of the platforms.
Some of the victims were treated inside trains, according to reports.Some of the victims were treated inside trains, according to reports.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the attack was "shocking" and thanked the emergency services on the ground for "their rapid assistance".
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said four platforms at the station were closed and some services would experience delays and diversions.German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said four platforms at the station were closed and some services would experience delays and diversions.
Pictures from the scene show a number of emergency service personnel and vehicles on the ground, and barriers that seem to be hiding the injured from public view.Pictures from the scene show a number of emergency service personnel and vehicles on the ground, and barriers that seem to be hiding the injured from public view.
One photograph used by German media shows a man being taken away by paramedics on a stretcher.One photograph used by German media shows a man being taken away by paramedics on a stretcher.
A video on social media appears to show the suspect with her hands behind her back being escorted out of the station platform by officers who put her in a police vehicle.A video on social media appears to show the suspect with her hands behind her back being escorted out of the station platform by officers who put her in a police vehicle.
Hamburg Central Station is one of Germany's busiest transport hubs, with more than 550,000 travellers per day according to its website. It is often crowded during Friday rush hour.Hamburg Central Station is one of Germany's busiest transport hubs, with more than 550,000 travellers per day according to its website. It is often crowded during Friday rush hour.
This is the latest in a series of violent attacks in Germany in recent months.This is the latest in a series of violent attacks in Germany in recent months.
In January, a two-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man were killed in a stabbing in a park in Aschaffenburg, with several others hurt.
A Spanish tourist was stabbed just a month later at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial.
Last December, six people were killed and hundreds were injured after a car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg.
The suspects in these previous attacks were migrants, which has led Germany to tighten border control checks and saw immigration become a key issue for voters during the country's federal elections in February.