Several injured in attack at Hamburg train station

A stabbing attack at the main railway station in the German city of Hamburg left multiple people injured on Friday, Deutsche Welle reported.

Emergency services said 17 people were injured in the attack, though police later increased this number to 18.

Four people suffered life-threatening injuries and six were seriously injured, Deutsche Welle reported citing officials.

Hamburg police said they had arrested a 39-year-old woman, a German national, near the scene of the crime on platform 13/14.  

"Based on the findings so far, we assume that she acted alone. Investigations into the background are in full swing," police said on X.

The police also do not believe that the stabbing was politically motivated, and appeared to be more of a random act. Investigators were looking into whether the suspect may have been mentally ill, police spokesperson Florian Abbenseth said.