Germany: Many killed in knife attack in Würzburg; Attacker arrested, say police

Police cars attend the scene of an incident in Würzburg,
Image Source: AP

Police cars are involved at the scene of an incident in Würzburg, Germany, on Friday. German police say several people have been killed and others injured in a knife attack in the southern city of Würzburg.

German police say several people were killed and others injured in a knife attack in the southern city of Würzburg on Friday.

He said the attacker was arrested after an officer used a gun against him. It was not clear how many people were killed or injured.

Police spokesman Kerstin Kunik said officers were alerted around 5 p.m. to a knife attack on Barbarossa Square in the city center.

read also | Rare tornado kills 3, hundreds injured in Czech Republic

Police said on Twitter that there was no danger to the population.

Police immediately declined to provide further details and urged social media users to avoid speculation.

Würzburg is a city of about 130,000 people in Bavaria, located between Munich and Frankfurt.

read also | An embarrassment for Pakistan’s Imran Khan in FATF gray list

latest world news

.

Leave a Reply