Banal incident leads to knife attack: large-scale operation at Munich underground station - victim in clinic

A knife attack occurred in Munich on line 6 at the Dietlindenstrasse stop. A large police force was on site.

• Knife attack at Dietlindenstrasse underground station: a large-scale police operation on Tuesday morning (March 3) was the result.
• A man had stabbed his opponent with a knife.
• Apparently the trigger for the dispute was relatively banal.

10.30 a.m .: The incident in the middle of rush hour traffic initially caused excitement, since the police and employees of the railway security service approached with several emergency services and the subway at the Dietlindenstrasse station was temporarily stopped. "But it was all half as wild," said the police spokesman.

Today around 9:00 a.m. in # U6 at #Dietlindenstr. to a dispute between two people. During the brief argument in the subway, one of the participants was slightly injured on the arm with a pocket knife. The suspect was arrested.

10 a.m .: In the meantime, the Munich police have explained the first background to the incident. In the subway in question, there was a dispute between two men on Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. The reason was apparently the handling of the dog of the future victim.

Man injured in knife attack in Munich: Apparently a dog was the trigger

The perpetrator stabbed with a pocket knife as a result of the dispute and inflicted superficial cuts on his opponent. The injured man is currently being treated in a clinic in Munich.

9.44 am: As the MVG reports on Twitter , the disability on the U6 has now been remedied. The background to the fact remains unclear.

9:37 am: According to our information , the injured person is an approximately 50-year-old man. He is said to have carried a dog with him. According to initial knowledge, the alleged perpetrator is said to be a man between 30 and 40 years old.

Knife attack in Munich: man is said to have stabbed at the subway station Dietlindenstrasse

Update 9.32 a.m .: As our colleague reports on site, the alleged perpetrator is a 30- to 40-year-old man. Accordingly, the man had a Germany scarf around his neck.

The subway affected had stopped at the Dietlindenstrasse station. The passengers were unable to get off the train for five minutes. The police then arrested the alleged perpetrator. He is being interrogated at the moment. At least one person was apparently injured.

Line U6: operational disruption due to police operations at the subway station. Dietlindenstrasse https://t.co/5jQUR6jJ1f

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First report from March 3, 2020

Munich - There was a major police operation at the Dietlindenstrasse underground station in Munich on Tuesday morning (March 3rd). According to the first, as yet unconfirmed information, the reason is said to have been a knife attack .

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