NAfter a knife attack in an ICE between Regensburg and Nuremberg, the police are still reluctant to provide more detailed information about the perpetrator and the injured. A spokesman for the Upper Palatinate police headquarters said on Saturday: “The alleged perpetrator was arrested. There is no evidence that there are other perpetrators. “
Several people are injured. The police cannot say anything about the exact number and severity of the injuries. From security circles it was said that the attacker injured three people with the knife. Two of them suffered serious injuries.
The background to the fact remains unclear. According to the Bild newspaper, it was a 27-year-old man of Arab origin who had previously called for help on the train and was said to have had psychological problems. Investigators are currently ruling out a terrorist background. Spokespersons for the state and federal police did not want to provide any details about the arrested person when asked by the dpa.
According to the Upper Palatinate Police Headquarters, the police were informed at around 9 a.m. “that there were to be attacks on passengers in an ICE. The police were on site with a large contingent. The train is currently in Seubersdorf in the Neumarkt district in Upper Palatinate, said a spokesman for the federal police.
The railway line between Nuremberg and Regensburg remains closed. When the blockage will be lifted cannot be predicted at the moment, Deutsche Bahn announced on Twitter. “There are delays,” it said. The railway had previously announced that long-distance trains were waiting at suitable stations or that they would be diverted.
As the interior ministry spokesman announced on Twitter, Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said: “The cruel knife attack on the ICE is terrible. I hope that the injured and those who witnessed what happened will recover quickly and completely. ”He thanked the police and the train staff, who were able to“ prevent worse ”with their courageous efforts.
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