It’s hard to believe the gruesome scenes that unfolded on a regional train from Kiel to Hamburg in northern Germany on Wednesday. A 33-year-old man is said to have suddenly stabbed several passengers while driving. Two people were killed in the attack. The police and the public prosecutor want to continue their investigation on Thursday. There are still a few unanswered questions, but a few details are already known.
A total of eight people, including the alleged perpetrator, were injured in the attack with a stabbing weapon at around 2:55 p.m. on Wednesday. According to witnesses, passengers overpowered and held the man until police arrived at the station in Brokstedt. At the time, the train was occupied by about 120 passengers, the “Tagesschau” reports.
The fatal victims of the knife attack were teenagers
The two fatalities are a 17-year-old teenager and a 19-year-old man, Schleswig-Holstein Interior Minister Sabine Sütterlin-Waack (CDU) said Thursday. The two came from the state of Schleswig-Holstein and knew each other, according to the police.
The condition and severity of the injuries of the other seven victims are still unclear, according to the police. The 33-year-old suspect was taken to hospital with minor injuries, according to police. Police seized the stabbing weapon. There was no video surveillance on the regional train.
Attacker was jailed for assault
The suspect is expected to be brought before the investigating judge in Itzehoe on Thursday. The suspect is no longer receiving medical treatment, but is being held in police custody, police said. Until recently he was still in a correctional institution in Hamburg (JVA). The reason was physical injury, according to the police in Itzehoe. According to dpa information, the man was housed in the Hamburg JVA Billwerder. On Wednesday he was still at the immigration service in Kiel to apply for a residence card. From there he was sent to the registry office, said the interior minister of Schleswig-Holstein.
So far not noticed as an extremist
According to a police spokeswoman, the background to the terrible act is still unclear. “We are working hard to collect all the facts,” said Minister Sütterlin-Waack. There were initial indications that the alleged attacker could be mentally disturbed, the dpa news agency reported, citing security circles. According to preliminary information, the 33-year-old stateless Palestinian has not been identified as an extremist in northern Germany.
Source: Krone
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