Knife attack on the Reeperbahn: Two people injured
Created: 08/13/2022, 15:43
By: Sebastian Peters
The injured people were transported to nearby hospitals.
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Two people were stabbed on the Hans-Albers-Platz on the Reeperbahn on Saturday morning.
The perpetrator is being sought.
Hamburg – knife attack in the middle of the Hans-Albers-Platz on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg.
On Saturday, August 13, 2022, at around 8:15 a.m., a heated argument broke out between two groups of men.
Police operation in Hamburg: knife attack on Hans-Albers-Platz - police on the Reeperbahn in action
A group of six people attacked a smaller group of men on the Hans-Albers-Platz on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg on Saturday morning, August 13, 2022.
At around 8:15 a.m., bloody escalation ensued.
Each of the group of six pulls out a knife and threatens the two younger men with it.
Both men were stabbed.
Rescue workers from the fire brigade take care of the injured.
© Sebastian Peters
The situation finally escalates when a man wearing a Gucci shirt stabs her.
He hits one person in the left thigh, another is stabbed in the upper body.
Then the six-member "Gucci gang" escapes.
The Hamburg police immediately arrive and take statements from witnesses.
It is being investigated on suspicion of a robbery, according to the police.
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Both injured people are treated on site by the crew of two ambulances from the Hamburg fire brigade.
Seriously injured, he was taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
A manhunt is now underway for a male.
So far without a result.