Two individuals eliminated in stabbing rampage on moving train in Germany

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    Police and rescue services are on duty at a level crossing near Brokstedt station in Brockstedt, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Several people were injured in a knife attack on a regional train from Kiel to Hamburg on Wednesday. A man had attacked passengers with a knife shortly before arriving at Brokstedt station. (Jonas Walzberg/dpa via AP)

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    A male utilized a knife to assault numerous travelers quickly prior to the train got to the Brokstedt station (Picture: AP)

    Two individuals have actually passed away following a stabbing on a train in northern Germany.

    Police state a guy utilized a knife to assault numerous travelers at around 3pm regional time.

    The event came as the train, taking a trip from Kiel to Hamburg, made its method towards Brokstedt station.

    An preliminary examination recommended 7 individuals were injured, authorities stated.

    Interior minister of Schleswig-Holstein state, Sabine Suetterlin-Waack, has actually validated 2 individuals were eliminated and 5 were injured in the attack.

    ‘It is terrible,’ she informed press reporters.

    ‘We are shocked and horrified that something like this has happened.’

    Detectives have actually now apprehended a suspect in connection with the attack, news firm dpa reported.


    Forensics staff are on duty on a platform at a regional train, at Brokstedt station in Brockstedt, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. A man stabbed and wounded several people on a train in northern Germany on Wednesday before police detained him, and two of the victims died, German news agency dpa reported. (Jonas Walzberg/dpa via AP)
    Forensics personnel on a platform near the a local train, at Brokstedt station (Piture: AP)

    Police and forensic teams work at a level crossing near Brokstedt station in Brockstedt, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. A man stabbed and wounded several people on a train in northern Germany on Wednesday before police detained him, and two of the victims died, German news agency dpa reported. (Jonas Walzberg/dpa via AP). (Jonas Walzberg/dpa via AP)
    Two individuals passed away in the attack (Picture: AP)

    Police did not supply the outlet with any info on the suspect’s identity and stated his possible intentions were under examination.

    The train station in Brokstedt was closed for numerous hours following the attack.

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