According to Bild information, the perpetrator is a German citizen, but known to the police, and was allegedly for the treatment of the psychiatric institution before.
At first he was talked about eight injured, then the police specified that three people were vulnerable to life, three seriously injured, and six people have easier injuries. The latest reports state that a total of 18 were injured, and six people are in critical condition. Bloody spots on the floor testify to the horrific crime, transmits the index.
Breaking – a Major Police Operation is Underway at Hamburg Central Station #Hauptbahnhof Following a Knife Attack.
Initial Reports indicate that a person stabbed 12 people on a train, with six seriously wounded, several in life-threatening condition.
The Suspect has been … pic.twitter.com/4xzblnzqpk
– Vanguard Intel Group (@vanguardintel) May 23, 2025
The background of the attack is not known for now, nor the details of the event. The crisis team of the Red Cross arrived at the scene of the cross to support the families of the victims. The Hamburg Fire Department spokesman told the AFP agency that some injuries were dangerous to life.
“According to the initial knowledge, the person allegedly injured more people at the main train station. The suspect was arrested,” Police later added that they would believe that the woman was doing her own.
Photos from the place of events show numerous emergency services, outpatient vehicles and protective barriers that obscure injured from viewing the public. One of the photos in the local media shows a man that the emergency team transmits the assistance to the stretcher.
#Breaking: Mass Stabbing in Hamburg – 3 Critically Inject
At Least 12 People Stabbed at Hamburg’s Central Train Station. 3 Victims are fighting for their lives. Attacker is in custody.#Hamburg #Germany #Stabbing #Breakingnews #Publicsafety pic.twitter.com/idq3yjxoqy
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The social networks appeared and a video showing the moment when the police drains suspected of the platform, with his hands tied behind his back, and places it into a police vehicle. Philipp Baumann federal spokesman confirmed that it was a woman.
The police announced on XU to believe that the perpetrator acted alone. “According to previous knowledge, we assume that it seemed to be alone. The investigation on the background of the attack is in progress,” they said. More details are not yet available.
The railroad expressed condolences
The main train station in Hamburg is one of the busiest traffic hubs in Germany, with more than 550,000 passengers a day, according to their website data. Friday, at the time of the largest crowd, the station is often overcrowded. At the Hamburg station and in urban transport, it is forbidden to wear weapons, including knives.
A Knife Attack at the Hamburg Subway, Germany, Injuring at Least 12 people. pic.twitter.com/g6azt0snxc
– Mikheil Khachidze (@Mishakhachidze) May 23, 2025
Germany has been facing attacks with knife in public places for a long time. Last such an attack happened last Sunday in Bielefeld, where four people were injured, and the attacker, originally from Syria, acted from Islamistic motives.
Deutsche Bahn expressed deep regret. “Our thoughts and condolences are with injured,” they published. Due to the incident, there was a delay and trains remarriage, and the staff on the spot disposes of passengers, stated in a statement.
“Fortunately, I did not have headphones”
According to eyewitness statements, people fell one after the other. “Fortunately, I didn’t have any headphones, so I heard everyone started screaming. And then everyone started running away,” said one passenger for Hamburger Abendblatt. Police and the Federal Police, which is constantly present at the main station, arrived in a few seconds.
They managed to overcome and disarm the perpetrator. They were injured lying all over the platform, and the fire service immediately raised the alert and called the rescue teams. Ambulance and a large number of nurses have emergently arrived at the place of events. A large capacity emergency room also participated in the action.
The crisis team took care of witnesses and victims on the spot. According to the eyewitnesses, SteIntaudamm Street next to the station looked like a military hospital. Some injured are taken care of in the train itself, while others immediately transported to hospitals. The train located on Poron 14 was evacuated, and railway traffic was partly suspended.
Chancellor Merz
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed horrifying over the attack. He talked to the Mayor of Hamburg, Peter Tschentscher by phone. Merz said that the news from Hamburg is shocking and that his thoughts were with the victims and their families, the Government Spokesperson Stefan Kornelius said in Berlin.
#Terrorism in #Germany.A Mass #stabbing at #Hamburg Station Has left at Least 12 people Injected and Caused #chaos At One of Germany’s Busiest Transport Hubs.3 Victims are in Critical condition, 3 were seriously injured, 6 Suffered Less Serious Injuries. A Suspect Was Arrested. pic.twitter.com/sdu3lzcnb
– Donato Yaakov Secchi (@Doyaksez) May 23, 2025
The Tschentscher informed the Chancellor on the state of injured and the situation in the field. Federal Chancellor thanked all members of the emergency services on a quick reaction and offered the mayor’s support of the Federal Government.
(Vijesti.ba)