From Kiel to Hamburg: two dead in a knife attack in Zug

Two people were killed and five injured in a knife attack on a regional train from Kiel to Hamburg. According to the police, a man attacked travelers with a knife.

Two people were killed in a knife attack on a regional train from Kiel to Hamburg. In addition, several people were injured, including the alleged attacker. “The background is still unclear, as is the identity of the victims,” ​​said a police spokeswoman.

The alleged perpetrator – who is said to be between 20 and 30 years old – attacked the people in the still moving train. According to the spokeswoman, a total of five people were injured.

It was said that the police had received several calls from passengers. The train was stopped upon notification, after which the events had shifted to the platform, according to the spokeswoman. The perpetrator had been arrested there, but she could not say by whom. The man, who was moderately injured, was taken to a hospital.

“Horrible act against all humanity”

Schleswig-Holstein’s Minister of the Interior, Sabine Sütterlin-Waack, said that further information and the background to the attack were not yet available. “It is clear to me that the horrific act is against all humanity,” she added.

Her thoughts are with the families and relatives of the victims,” ​​Sütterlin-Waack said. She wishes the injured a speedy recovery. She thanked the police officers who arrested the perpetrator and all rescue workers. Federal police and state police would work closely together in the investigation.