At least 17 people were injured in a knife attack at the central train station in the German city of Hamburg on Friday evening, according to the local fire department, APA reports citing New York Times.
Four of the victims are in critical condition, a spokesperson from the fire department said, adding that all the victims were hospitalized.
The Hamburg police said they believed that a 39-year-old woman had acted alone in carrying out the attack, but the investigation was ongoing. The police did not immediately release a possible motive.
The attack occurred between tracks 13 and 14, according to local news reports, in front of a waiting long-distance train.
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At least 12 people were injured in a knife attack in Hamburg station on Friday evening, Germany's Bild newspaper reported, and local police confirmed they had arrested the suspected assailant, APA reports.
Three victims are in critical condition, three others are seriously injured, and six people sustained minor injuries, Bild reported, saying the motive for the attack was unclear so far.
Hamburg police said on social media platform X that a person was reported to have injured several people with a knife at the station and the suspect had been arrested.
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