Machete-wielding man ‘screaming Allahu Akbar’ kills one person and injures several others during rampage in Hamburg supermarket
- One dead and several injured after knife attack in the German city of Hamburg
- Witnesses say man ran into a supermarket before launching a stabbing attack
- Manhunt got underway and a man was pictured under arrest 30 minutes later
- Hamburg police say they motive for the knifing was not immediately clear
By Julian Robinson
A machete-wielding man has killed one and injured several others after going on the rampage through a German supermarket this afternoon.
The attacker, who reportedly screamed Allahu Akbar, ran into an Edeka shop in the northern city of Hamburg and knifed a customer to death before slashing at four others as he fled.
He ran off but was pursued by passers-by who wrestled him to the ground and called police who made an arrest.
Heavily armed officers have locked the area down and police helicopters have been seen above the crime scene. A motive for the knifing has not yet been established.
According to Bild, the man shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ as he launched the attack in a branch of Edeka, Germany’s largest supermarket chain.
A witness told the newspaper: ‘The man has suddenly struck out on customers, there was one dead and several injured.’
A major manhunt got underway and 30 minutes later pictures emerged of a suspect covered in blood, with a white bag over his head in a police car.
Armed police have been pictured on the scene having cordoned off the area.
Armed police have been pictured on the scene having cordoned off the area. A fire fighter was pictured accompanying an elderly woman from the scene
The attacker ran into an Edeka shop in the northern city of Hamburg before knifing customers and going on the run
Hamburg police said on Twitter that there was only one attacker and that the motive for the incident in Hamburg’s Barmbek district wasn’t immediately clear
Hamburg police said on Twitter that the motive for the incident in Hamburg’s Barmbek district wasn’t immediately clear
Hamburg police said on Twitter that there was only one attacker and that the motive for the incident in Hamburg’s Barmbek district wasn’t immediately clear.
They added that ‘initial reports about robbery as a possible motive so far have not been confirmed.’
Germany is on high alert following a series of terror attacks in the country last year.
Police said that ‘initial reports about robbery as a possible motive so far have not been confirmed’
Police swooped to arrest a suspect after witnesses followed the attacker and called raised the alarm