Germany horrified

Woman injured five people with a knife on a bus

Symbolic image(Bild: stock.adobe.com/Ronny Rose)

Five people have been injured in a knife attack on a bus in the city of Siegen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia - three of them critically and one seriously.

The bus was reportedly on its way to a city festival in Siegen with at least 40 other passengers. The knife attack occurred at around 7.40 pm. According to the police, a 32-year-old suspect was arrested. "There is currently no further danger." The police did not suspect an act of terrorism.

Reminiscences of Solingen
The act brings back memories of the attack in Solingen exactly one week earlier, where a man also stabbed people with a knife - and fatally injured several. However, the police appealed: "We ask citizens not to spread false reports on social networks or other channels, and in particular not to make any reference to a terrorist attack. The police have no knowledge of this."

The police were on site in the evening. The crime scene area was cordoned off, evidence was being secured and witnesses were being questioned, according to the statement.