On Friday (23rd May) evening, more than 17 people were injured in a knife attack in Hamburg city of Germany. The attacker was identified as 39-year-old white woman.
According to reports, all victims were hospitalised and 4 of them are in a critical condition. The accused, who has now been arrested, acted alone during the knife attack.
The woman was spotted in a hoodie and tracksuit bottoms in a video, which has now surfaced on social media.
She carried out the attacks between platforms 13 and 14 of the railway station at about 6:05 pm. The motive behind the knife attack remains unclear at the time of writing the report.
In a statement, Hamburg’s mayor Peter Tschentscher stated, “The perpetrator is in custody, I wish the victims of the crime much strength and hope that those who are seriously injured will also be able to be saved.”
