At least 14 people wounded after man stabs passengers in bus in Germany; assailant arrested

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. [caption id=“attachment_3049578” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File photo of German police. Reuters[/caption] 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.