Stabbing on German bus, 14 people injured
A man in his 30s stabbed passengers on a bus in northern Germany.
A bus in Kuecknitz, near Luebeck on July 20. Photo:AFP. |
"Passengers jumped out of the bus screaming. The scene was terrible. Then the injured were taken away," a witness named Lothar told the German newspaper today.Luebecker Date.
The bus was heading to Travemuende, a popular beach near the city of Luebeck, when a man began raping passengers with a knife. Witnesses said the attacker was in his 30s, appeared to be of Iranian origin, and was arrested by police.
Media reports said 14 people were injured, two of them seriously, but police have not confirmed the figure, saying only that no one was killed in the attack.