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The Independent
a day ago
- The Independent
One dead and two injured after stabbing attack at German company
One person has died and two were injured after a man stabbed several people at a business in southern Germany, according to police. Police were alerted to the attack at the premises of a local electricity supplier in the small town of Mellrichstadtat, east of Frankfurt, at around 7.30am on Tuesday morning. A 59-year-old woman was killed, while two men aged 55 and 62 were seriously injured. German news outlet Bild reported the woman suffered multiple stab wounds to her upper body and neck. Police arrested a 21-year-old German man, who is believed to be an employee of the company, named as Uberlandwerk Rhon GmbH. It was not immediately clear what led to the attack, but police said there was no further danger to the public. The Bavarian Red Cross was on site, and told Bild they were caring for 50 people who had witnessed the incident or who were otherwise affected by it. The company supplies energy to the Rhon region and employs 220 people. The company's website was leading to a black screen following the attack.


Arab News
a day ago
- Arab News
A stabbing attack at a German company kills 1 person and seriously wounds 2
BERLIN: A man armed with a 'sharp object' attacked people at a company in Germany, killing at least one, police said. Two people were seriously wounded in the attack Tuesday in Mellrichstadt, a small town east of Frankfurt in southern Germany, police said in posts on social network X. A 21-year-old German man was arrested. There was no danger to the public, authorities said.


Washington Post
a day ago
- Washington Post
A stabbing attack at a German company kills 1 person and seriously wounds 2
BERLIN — A man armed with a 'sharp object' attacked people at a company in Germany, killing at least one, police said. Two people were seriously wounded in the attack Tuesday in Mellrichstadt, a small town east of Frankfurt in southern Germany, police said in posts on social network X. A 21-year-old German man was arrested.


Associated Press
a day ago
- Associated Press
A stabbing attack at a German company kills 1 person and seriously wounds 2
BERLIN (AP) — A man armed with a 'sharp object' attacked people at a company in Germany, killing at least one, police said. Two people were seriously wounded in the attack Tuesday in Mellrichstadt, a small town east of Frankfurt in southern Germany, police said in posts on social network X. A 21-year-old German man was arrested. There was no danger to the public, authorities said.


Al Arabiya
a day ago
- Al Arabiya
Four injured in stabbing attack at company in southern Germany: Police
Four people were injured, some seriously, by a man wielding a sharp object at a company in south-central Germany on Tuesday morning, local police said. A large number of emergency responders treated the injured at the company premises on Sondheimer Street in the Bavarian town of Mellrichstadt, police said, without naming the company. The suspect has been taken into custody and there is no further danger to the public, police added. No motive has been provided so far. Germany's Bild newspaper reported that one of the victims had died and said the incident took place at the site of electric utility company Ueberlandwerk Rhön. A spokesperson for the company declined to comment and referred inquiries to the police.