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Al Arabiya
24-05-2025
- Al Arabiya
German woman due in court after mass stabbing in Hamburg
A German woman accused of a mass stabbing attack at a train station in Hamburg was to appear before a judge Saturday, while the number of victims wounded rose to 18, police said. The suspect, a 39-year-old woman, was arrested at the scene of the attack Friday at Hamburg's main station, which stunned the city in the middle of the evening rush hour. Hamburg police spokesperson Florian Abbenseth said there was no evidence of a 'political motive,' and the woman may have been 'experiencing a psychological emergency.' She was arrested without resistance after the attack, which emergency services said had left at least four victims with life-threatening injuries. The toll from the stabbing spree – the latest in a series of violent attacks to stun Germany – has now risen to 18 wounded, from an initial figure of 12 and then 17, police said. The suspect 'remains in custody and is due to appear before a judge on Saturday,' they said in a statement. The suspect is thought to have 'acted alone,' police said in a post on X. – Busy station – The attack was reported by German media to have taken place just after 6:00 p.m. (1600 GMT) Friday on one of the platforms in front of a standing train. The suspect was thought to have turned 'against passengers' at the station, a spokesperson for the Hanover federal police directorate, which also covers Hamburg, told AFP. Some of the victims in the attack were treated onboard waiting trains in the station, German daily Bild reported. Images of the scene showed access to the platforms at one end of the station blocked off by police and people being loaded into waiting ambulances. Forensic police could also be seen walking up and down the platforms where the attack took place. German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said four platforms at the station had been closed while investigations were ongoing, adding that it was 'deeply shocked' by the incident. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also expressed his shock in a call with the mayor of Hamburg. 'My thoughts are with the victims and their families,' Merz said, according to a readout from his spokesperson Stefan Kornelius. Germany has been rocked in recent months by a series of violent attacks with often extremist or far-right terrorist motivations that have put security at the top of the agenda. The most recent, on Sunday, saw four people injured in a stabbing at a bar in the city of Bielefeld. The investigation into that attack has been handed over to federal prosecutors after the Syrian suspect told the police officers who arrested him that he had extremist beliefs. The question of security – and the immigrant origin of some of the attackers – was a major topic during Germany's recent election campaign. The February vote saw Merz's conservative CDU/CSU top the vote as well as a record score of more than 20 percent for the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany.
Al Jazeera
24-05-2025
- Al Jazeera
German woman arrested after mass stabbing at Hamburg train station
Authorities in Germany have arrested a woman after at least 17 people were injured in a knife attack at the main train station in the northern city of Hamburg. At least four of the victims sustained life-threatening injuries in Friday evening's mass stabbing incident, which took place in the middle of the city's evening rush hour, emergency services said. The suspect, a 39-year-old German woman, was arrested at the scene by law enforcement, a Hamburg police spokesperson said. Officers 'approached her, and the woman allowed herself to be arrested without resistance', spokesman Florian Abbenseth told journalists in comments carried by public broadcaster ARD. 'We have no evidence so far that the woman may have had a political motive,' Abbenseth said. 'Rather, we have information, based on which we now want to investigate, whether she may have been experiencing a psychological emergency.' The suspect was thought to have 'acted alone', Hamburg police said in a post on X. Four of the victims have suffered life-threatening injuries, Hamburg's fire department spokesman said, revising down an earlier figure. The suspect was thought to have turned 'against passengers' at the station, a spokeswoman for the Hanover federal police directorate, which also covers Hamburg, told the AFP news agency. Images of the scene showed access to the platforms at one end of the station blocked off by police and people being loaded into waiting ambulances. Four platforms at the station were closed while investigations were ongoing, and railway operator Deutsche Bahn said it was 'deeply shocked' by the attack. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also expressed his shock in a call with the mayor of Hamburg following the attack. Germany has been rocked in recent months by a series of violent attacks that have put security at the top of the agenda. The most recent, on Sunday, saw four people injured in a stabbing at a bar in the city of Bielefeld. The investigation into that attack had been handed over to federal prosecutors following the arrest of the suspect, who is from Syria.
Free Malaysia Today
24-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Woman arrested after 17 stabbed at Hamburg station
Forensic police could be seen walking up and down the platforms following the attack. (EPA Images pic) BERLIN : German police today said they had arrested a woman after at least 17 people were injured in a knife attack at the main station in the northern city of Hamburg. Some of the victims sustained life-threatening injuries in the stabbing, which took place in the middle of the city's evening rush hour, emergency services said. The suspect, a 39-year-old German woman, was arrested at the scene by law enforcement, a Hamburg police spokesman said. Officers 'approached her, and the woman allowed herself to be arrested without resistance', Florian Abbenseth told journalists in comments carried by public broadcaster ARD. 'We have no evidence so far that the woman may had a political motive,' Abbenseth said. 'Rather, we have information based on which we now want to investigate whether she may have been experiencing a psychological emergency.' The suspect was thought to have 'acted alone', Hamburg police said in a post on X. At least 17 people were injured in the attack, a spokesman for the Hamburg fire department told AFP. Four of them had suffered life-threatening injuries, the spokesman said, revising down an initial figure. A previous statement by the fire department said six people were in a life-threatening condition. Among the 17 victims were six severely injured people and seven people with light injuries, the spokesman for the fire department said. Busy station The attack was reported by German media to have taken place just after 6pm on one of the platforms in front of a standing train. The suspect was thought to have turned 'against passengers' at the station, a spokesman for the Hanover federal police directorate, which also covers Hamburg, told AFP. Some of the victims in the attack were treated on board waiting trains in the station, German daily Bild reported. Images of the scene showed access to the platforms at one end of the station blocked off by police and people being loaded into waiting ambulances. Forensic police could also be seen walking up and down the platforms where the attack took place. German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said on X that four platforms at the station had been closed while investigations were ongoing. The incident would lead to 'delays and diversions in long-distance services', Deutsche Bahn said in a post on X, adding that it was 'deeply shocked' by the incident. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also expressed his shock in a call with the mayor of Hamburg following the attack. 'My thoughts are with the victims and their families,' Merz said, according to a readout from his spokesman Stefan Kornelius. Germany has been rocked in recent months by a series of violent attacks with often jihadist or far-right extremist motivations that have put security at the top of the agenda. The most recent, on Sunday, saw four people were injured in a stabbing at a bar in the city of Bielefeld. The investigation into the attack had been handed over to federal prosecutors after the Syrian suspect in the attack told the police officers who arrested him that he had jihadist beliefs. The question of security – and the immigrant origin of many of the attackers – was a major topic during Germany's recent election campaign. The vote at the end of February saw Merz's conservative CDU/CSU top the polls and a record score of over 20% for the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany.
News.com.au
23-05-2025
- News.com.au
17 stabbed, horror rampage, woman arrested
German police on Friday said they had arrested a woman after at least 17 people were injured in a knife attack at the main station in the northern city of Hamburg. Some of the victims sustained life-threatening injuries in the stabbing, which took place in the middle of the city's evening rush hour, emergency services said. The suspect, a 39-year-old German woman, was arrested at the scene by law enforcement, a Hamburg police spokesman said. Officers 'approached her, and the woman allowed herself to be arrested without resistance', Florian Abbenseth told journalists in comments carried by public broadcaster ARD. 'We have no evidence so far that the woman may had a political motive,' Abbenseth said. 'Rather, we have information based on which we now want to investigate whether she may have been experiencing a psychological emergency.' The suspect was thought to have 'acted alone', Hamburg police said in a post on X. At least 17 people were injured in the attack, a spokesman for the Hamburg fire department told AFP. Four of them had suffered life-threatening injuries, the spokesman said, revising down an initial figure. A previous statement by the fire department said six people were in a life-threatening condition. Among the 17 victims were six severely injured people and seven people with light injuries, the spokesman for the fire department said. Horror scenes The attack was reported by German media to have taken place just after 6:00pm (1600 GMT) on one of the platforms in front of a standing train. The suspect was thought to have turned 'against passengers' at the station, a spokeswoman for the Hanover federal police directorate, which also covers Hamburg, told AFP. Some of the victims in the attack were treated onboard waiting trains in the station, German daily Bild reported. Images of the scene showed access to the platforms at one end of the station blocked off by police and people being loaded into waiting ambulances. Forensic police could also be seen walking up and down the platforms where the attack took place. German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said on X that four platforms at the station had been closed while investigations were ongoing. The incident would lead to 'delays and diversions in long-distance services', Deutsche Bahn said in a post on X, adding that it was 'deeply shocked' by the incident. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also expressed his shock in a call with the mayor of Hamburg following the attack. 'My thoughts are with the victims and their families,' Merz said, according to a readout from his spokesman Stefan Kornelius. Germany has been rocked in recent months by a series of violent attacks with often jihadist or far-right extremist motivations that have put security at the top of the agenda. The most recent, on Sunday, saw four people were injured in a stabbing at a bar in the city of Bielefeld. The investigation into the attack had been handed over to federal prosecutors after the Syrian suspect in the attack told the police officers who arrested him that he had jihadist beliefs. The question of security — and the immigrant origin of many of the attackers — was a major topic during Germany's recent election campaign. The vote at the end of February saw Merz's conservative CDU/CSU top the polls and a record score of over 20 percent for the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany.
