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Germany axe attack: Duesseldorf train station sealed off Germany axe attack: Several injured at Duesseldorf train station
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Five people have been injured in an axe attack in Duesseldorf's main railway station, police say. At least five people have been injured in an axe attack at the main railway station in the western German city of Duesseldorf, police say.
The attack happened at about 21:00 local time (20:00 GMT) on Thursday . The attack happened at about 21:00 local time (20:00 GMT) on Thursday.
One man has been arrested, Duesseldorf police said, correcting an earlier police report of two arrests. No fatalities have been reported. One man has been arrested. The 36-year-old suspect from the former Yugoslavia suffers from psychological problems, Duesseldorf police said.
Searches are continuing in the area for possible further suspects, and rail traffic has been halted. The motive for the attack is unclear. They said the assailant "attacked people at random". No fatalities have been reported.
The federal police tweeted a warning to the public not to engage in speculation. They are not describing the attack as "terror", Reuters news agency quoted a police spokesman as saying. One person was injured seriously, and the attacker was also badly injured after jumping from a bridge while trying to escape, police said.
He is being treated in a hospital.
A large number of police were deployed to search the area for possible further suspects. Rail traffic was halted, but is now reported to have resumed.
The motive for the attack is unclear, and police are not describing it as being related to terrorism.
German federal police earlier tweeted a warning to the public not to engage in speculation.
Germany is on high alert for terror attacks. A jihadist drove a lorry into crowds at a Christmas market in Berlin in December, killing 12 people.Germany is on high alert for terror attacks. A jihadist drove a lorry into crowds at a Christmas market in Berlin in December, killing 12 people.
Images shared on social media from the scene in Duesseldorf showed that the station had been cordoned off by police, and helicopters hovered overhead. Images from the scene in Duesseldorf showed that the station had been cordoned off by police, and helicopters hovered overhead.
Witnesses reported seeing injured people lying on the ground.Witnesses reported seeing injured people lying on the ground.
A reporter for Der Spiegel newspaper at the scene said the situation was returning to calm. City Mayor Thomas Geisel tweeted his sympathies to the victims, and thanked security forces.
Emergency vehicles filed through Konrad Adenauer square outside the station entrance.
Duesseldorf's Hauptbahnhof is the city's primary railway station, serving a quarter of a million passengers daily.Duesseldorf's Hauptbahnhof is the city's primary railway station, serving a quarter of a million passengers daily.
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