Twelve hurt in German train station stabbing: police

Police in Hamburg
Police say a suspect has been arrested after a stabbing at the railway station in Hamburg. -AP

An assailant has stabbed people at the central railway station in the German city of Hamburg, injuring 12 people - six of them critically, authorities say.

The person attacked people with a knife on the platform between tracks 13 and 14 in the station, according to police.

They said on social network X that a suspect was arrested but did not give details.

Bild newspaper reported that the suspect was a woman.

Emergency services said six people sustained life-threatening injuries while another three were seriously injured and three had slight injuries.

The station in downtown Hamburg, Germany's second-biggest city, is a major hub for local, regional and long-distance trains.

with DPA