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The attacker targeted people on the platform between tracks 13
and 14 in the station at around 6 p.m., according to police. The
station in downtown Hamburg, Germany’s second-biggest city, is a
major hub for local, regional and long-distance trains.
Police said that "several” people had life-threatening injuries,
but didn't give specific figures. Late Friday evening, Hamburg's
fire service said that 17 people were hurt in total — four of
them with life-threatening injuries, another six with serious
injuries and seven with light injuries, German news agency dpa
reported.
Police said a 39-year-old woman, a German national, was arrested
at the scene without putting up resistance and that they believe
after watching video footage that she acted alone. They secured
the knife.
There was no immediate indication of any political motive, and
investigators were looking into whether the suspect may have
been mentally ill, police spokesperson Florian Abbenseth said.
A high-speed ICE train with its doors open was still at the
platform hours after the attack, but Abbenseth said that it was
not a crime scene.
Railway operator Deutsche Bahn said it was “deeply shocked” by
the attack. Four tracks at the station were closed Friday
evening, and some long-distance trains were delayed or diverted.
Carrying weapons, including knives, is banned at the station and
on local transport in Hamburg.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz's office said the German leader was
appalled by the news and told Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher
in a call Friday evening that “my thoughts are with the victims
and their relatives.”
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