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| 1 person killed, 1 injured after knife attack in Wuppertal, Germany, manhunt underway | |
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| One person has been killed and another injured in a knife attack in the German city of Wuppertal, according to police. A manhunt is currently underway and police special forces (SEK) are at the scene. | |
| “There has been a homicide in Elbelfeld [part of Wuppertal]. One man is dead, one injured. Perpetrators are on the run,” police said in a statement. | |
| The person was killed following an argument near the city's main train station, a police spokesperson said, according to BZ news outlet. | The person was killed following an argument near the city's main train station, a police spokesperson said, according to BZ news outlet. |
| The attack took place at a hair salon, according to the Westdeutsche Zeitung. | |
| Der Westen reports, citing authorities, that the police are not sure whether there were several perpetrators or just one. | Der Westen reports, citing authorities, that the police are not sure whether there were several perpetrators or just one. |
| Police are conducting searches in nearby buildings, according to a special forces commander cited by Express. | Police are conducting searches in nearby buildings, according to a special forces commander cited by Express. |
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| The person who was killed in the attack was reportedly a 31-year-old man. The injured person is 25 years old. | The person who was killed in the attack was reportedly a 31-year-old man. The injured person is 25 years old. |
| The incident comes just two hours after a separate stabbing attack took place in the Finnish city of Turku, where police said several people were injured. | |