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Bahnhofsviertel in Frankfurt: securing evidence at the crime scene
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A man attacked and injured several people in Frankfurt's Bahnhofsviertel - probably with a knife.
The police were able to arrest a suspect, the officials said.
According to a police spokeswoman, four people were injured by the attacker, three of them seriously.
Further details about the background to the crime have not yet been disclosed.
Background still unclear
“There was a physical altercation around nine o'clock in which a knife was allegedly used.
Several people were injured, «said police spokesman Thomas Hollerbach during the investigation at the crime scene.
"As a result, we were able to arrest a suspect."
It is unclear whether the alleged perpetrator targeted the victims or attacked them indiscriminately.
"What relationship they are in, whether they know each other, whether there was an argument before, it's all still unclear," said the police spokesman.
All of this is the subject of the investigation.
After the arrest, the officials had given the population the all-clear via Twitter and loudspeaker announcements.
"There is no longer any danger," said a tweet.
The police also used a drone in their investigation and witnesses were interviewed.
It is also checked whether there are video recordings on which parts of the event were recorded, as Hollerbach said.
The almost deserted streets in the Bahnhofsviertel, the hotspot of the Frankfurt drug scene, were largely cordoned off.
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