Several people were injured on Saturday (November 6) on an ICE train in Bavaria, Germany, in a knife attack in which the alleged perpetrator, a man, was arrested, local police said.
“According to initial information, several people were injured”, said the police of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz (Bavaria) in a press release, assuring that“There is no longer any danger”. The high-speed ICE train, which was traveling between Regensburg and Nuremberg at the time of the incident, was immobilized at the Seubersdorf station. A large police force was deployed on the spot.
the German daily Bild reports three injured, including two seriously. None of the injured are in danger of death, a spokeswoman for the local police told Agence France-Presse, saying that the police had been alerted around 9 a.m. (German time). According to the newspaper, the perpetrator is a 27-year-old man who manifested psychological disorders in the train.
A spokesperson for Deutsche Bahn said the Regensburg-Nuremberg line had been closed since around 9 a.m. “For the moment, the trains are being held in appropriate stations. “