At least one dead and several wounded in a knife attack in western Germany

BERLIN, 9 July (DPA/EP) –

An attacker who wielded a knife has killed one person this Saturday and injured several in the city of Bad Hönningen, in western Germany, as reported by the Police.

Rumors have emerged on the internet that it was caused by a riot that has not been confirmed, but the Police have stated that there is no longer any danger and that the suspect has been arrested. There are still no details of the incident, the attacker or the severity of the injuries.

In a different incident in Hamburg, a man has stabbed another to death with a knife after an argument in the courtyard of an apartment building in the Heimfeld district, police said, also confirming that the man was arrested. alleged attacker.

Germany has seen a series of knife attacks this year. In May, two schoolgirls were injured in Berlin after being stabbed to death by a man with psychiatric problems, and in April, a 26-year-old Syrian asylum seeker injured four people in a stabbing attack at a Duisburg gym.

The number of murders in Germany in 2022 rose to 662 from 643 the previous year, the Federal Criminal Police Office has reported in a report.