12 Injured in Hamburg Train Station Stabbing, Suspect Arrested

Up to 12 people were injured in a knife attack at Hamburg's main train station in Germany.

Hamburg police reported, "According to preliminary information, a person is presumed to have injured several people with a knife at the main train station. The suspect has been arrested by police." The German newspaper Bild reported that the suspect is a 39-year old woman.

12 people have just been stabbed at a train station in #Hamburg, #Germany.

6 of the victims are seriously wounded, with 3 of them in a life-threatening condition.

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NDR reported that the attack occurred at 6:05 p.m. German time on Friday.

A fire department spokesman said, according to Deutsche Welle, that six people suffered life-threatening injuries. Three people were seriously injured, and three others sustained minor injuries. The spokesman spoke of a large-scale operation involving rescue workers, firefighters, and police.