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12 people stabbed at German train station, suspect arrested: police

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Hamburg train station stabbing: Multiple people injured, woman arrested
WATCH: A stabbing attack at the busy central train station in the German city of Hamburg left multiple people injured, with some in life-threatening condition, authorities said Friday.

An assailant stabbed people at the central railway station in the German city of Hamburg on Friday, injuring 12 people — six of them critically, authorities said.

The person attacked people with a knife on the platform between tracks 13 and 14 in the station, according to police. They said on social network X that a suspect was arrested, but didn’t give details.

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Hamburg’s fire service said that six people sustained life-threatening injuries, while another three were seriously injured and three had slight injuries, German news agency dpa reported.

The station in downtown Hamburg, Germany’s second-biggest city, is a major hub for local, regional and long-distance trains. Police cordoned off part of the complex.

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