Twelve injured in knife attack at Hamburg station
Local media reports say three of the victims are in critical condition, with three others seriously injured.
Police say they have arrested a suspect and a major operation is under way.
The attack is understood to have happened at Hamburg's Central Station at around 18:00 local time (17:00 BST) on Friday.
A spokesman for the Hamburg fire department told AFP news agency that 12 people had been injured and that some of the injuries were life-threatening.
In a post on X, Hamburg Police said: "According to initial findings, a person allegedly injured several people with a knife in the main station.
"The suspect was arrested by police."
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