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Police launched ‘big’ op in German city of Luebeck, reports of 14 injured ‘It was carnage’: Knife attacker goes on rampage in German bus, reports of up to 14 injured
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Up to 14 people have reportedly been injured in a knife attack in the northern German city of Luebek, local media reports. Police have confirmed the incident, adding that a large operation is underway. Up to 14 people have reportedly been injured in a knife attack in the northern German city of Luebeck, local media reports. Police managed to detain the suspected attacker following what was described as ‘carnage’ by witnesses.
The incident happened in Luebek’s district of Kuecknitz, a German regional police department said in a Twitter post. According to local media, a lone-wolf attacked bus passengers with a knife. The incident happened in Luebek’s district of Kuecknitz. People "jumped out of the bus and screamed, it was terrible, and then the injured were taken away,” an eyewitness named Lothar, who lives next to the scene, told Luebecker Nachrichten (LN).
“The passengers jumped out of the bus and screamed, it was terrible, and then the injured were taken away,” an eyewitness named Lothar, who lives next to the scene, told Luebecker Nachrichten (LN). Another eyewitness, who was in the bus at the moment of the attack, told LN that “one of the victims had just offered his place to an elderly woman as the perpetrator stabbed him in the chest.”
According the man, the suspect had a knife. He is also to be a male of Iranian origin and in his 30s, LN reports. No further details about his identity or motives have been provided so far. “It was carnage!” she added.
The suspect allegedly attempted to flee the crime scene. However, he was promptly apprehended by a nearby police patrol and taken into custody. It is understood that the man also left a “smoldering backpack” in the bus but the fire was promptly extinguished. The police confirmed that some people have indeed been wounded but said that no one was killed. According to local media at least two people were seriously injured while 12 more sustained light injuries
At least two people were seriously injured in the incident while 12 more sustained light injuries, German media says. There has been no official confirmation of these figures, though. The perpetrator was successfully detained and is now in custody. However, law enforcement stopped short of providing any details about the his identity. Local news outlets describe him as a male of Iranian origin and in his 30s. 
The perpetrator allegedly attempted to flee the crime scene. However, he was promptly apprehended by a nearby police patrol. It is understood that the man also left a “smoldering backpack” in the bus but the fire was promptly extinguished.
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