Man attacks multiple people with knife near train station in Frankfurt, Germany

Deutsche Welle
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:05 UTC

A motive for the stabbing has yet to be determined

Four people have taken to the hospital after a man went on a stabbing spree in Frankfurt's railway station district.

A motive for the stabbing has yet to be determined

One man was arrested Tuesday morning in Frankfurt shortly after allegedly stabbing four people in the street near the city's main railway station, police said.

The victims were taken to area hospitals, three with severe injuries, although none are believed to be life threatening.

Splattered blood seen on a window after the attack

Police are now investigating if there was any relationship between the suspected attacker and the stabbing victims. The streets near the crime scene were closed after the attack as investigators collected evidence.

"Whether they know each other, or if there was an argument beforehand is all still unclear," a police spokesperson told reporters at the scene, adding that there was no longer any danger.

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported eyewitness statements that the suspect was under the influence of drugs and apparently attacked passersby at random. However, police could not yet confirm what motivated the attacker, or if he was on drugs.

Frankfurt's station district is a notorious hotspot for drugs, crime and prostitution.

Comment: Europe has seen an uptick in random attacks in recent years. At the same time there has been a rise in similar incidents that are rather suspect:

Reader Comments

Psstoffgoy · 2021-01-26T20:57:52Z

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported eyewitness statements that the suspect was under the influence of drugs and apparently attacked passersby at random. However, police could not yet confirm what motivated the attacker, or if he was on drugs.

In other words he was one of Merkels requirements for cultural enrichment.

BluLiteDancing · 2021-01-27T04:32:25Z

Had the attacker been a wuuuhite male a detailed description of the race, ethnicity, political affiliation & implied motive of said attacker would have been given.

Rowan Cocoan · 2021-01-27T04:42:47Z

If I was forced to live in Germany, hell, Europe or the UK*, I would take lessons on how defend against a knife attack which I imagine would involve using fabric (like a twisted up jacket or such). Pending that, I still can run pretty damn far.

Depending upon where, of course, I'd rather get shot than stabbed with a butcher knife.

Around here? Well, they should have learned that you don't bring a knife to a gun fight.

R.C.

*I think of them as separate.

RC