Several people were injured in an assault by a man wielding a knife on a bus in northern Germany, police and witnesses said on Friday.
At least 14 people have been wounded, two of them seriously, according to The Telegraph .
The packed bus was heading in the direction of Travemuende, a popular beach close to the city of Luebeck, when a man pulled a weapon on passengers, local media Luebecker Nachrichten reported, quoting an unnamed witness.
The suspect, who was allegedly wearing a “smouldering backpack”, was arrested after attacking several people with a kitchen knife, according to The Sun . Sources told Lubeck News the suspect was an Iranian man in his mid-30s.
The daily said the perpetrator has been detained, while news agency DPA quoted the police as saying that there were no fatalities. “There is currently a major police deployment in Luebeck,” the police force wrote on Twitter . “We are examining the situation and will give more information later.”
With inputs from AFP.