18 injured in Hamburg station knife attack, German woman detained
German city of Hamburg on Friday, police said.
Earlier, emergency services had reported that 10 people had suffered serious or life-threatening injuries. All of the injured were taken to nearby hospitals.
Police said a 39-year-old German woman was detained at the station after stabbing people at random on platform 13/14.
She would be brought before a judge on Saturday, police spokesman Florian Abbenseth said, adding that the woman remained in police custody.
The homicide squad has launched an investigation.
Forensic experts inspect the scene at the central station in Hamburg on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Investigators believe that the woman acted alone and the stabbing was not politically motivated. 'Rather, we have findings that lead us to investigate whether she may have been in a state of mental distress,' Abbenseth said, adding that the suspect did not resist arrest.
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