At least 18 people were injured in a knife attack on Friday in the German city of Hamburg, out of which four remain in a critical condition.
A 39-year-old German woman has been arrested for the attack, as per the Hamburg police, who is said to be alone in carrying out the attack at Hamburg’s Central Station. She has been arrested and is expected to be presented at court on Saturday, CNN reported. The attack was “apparently indiscriminately, stabbed passersby, injuring some of them critically.”
The fire department said that six people were “badly injured” and seven were “lightly injured”.
Friedrich Merz, the Chancellor of Germany said on X, “The news from Hamburg is shocking. My thoughts are with the victims and their families. My thanks go to all the emergency services on the scene for their swift assistance.”
While the investigations are underway, CNN reported that police are not currently assuming a political angle behind the attack and were looking into whether the accused was in a state of mental distress. Police had previously stated that several people had “life-threatening injuries.”
Hamburg police on Friday said, “Further background and circumstances are not yet known. The investigation is being conducted intensively,” as Per CNN.
Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt said, “it is shocking when travelers are attacked in a treacherous and cowardly manner,” adding that his thoughts were with the victims and thanked the emergency services, as per CNN.
