THIS is the moment the suspected Hamburg knifewoman is arrested after injuring at least 18 people in a bloody stabbing rampage.
The horror unfolded at Hamburg Central Station, one of the country’s busiest transport hubs, as commuters waited on platforms 13 and 14.
The dramatic footage on social media showed a caucasian women, 39, dressed in a dark hoodie and black tracksuit bottoms, being dragged away by cops.
She was being led away from Hamburg Central Station in the aftermath of the shocking attack.
The brief video also depicted a significant group of police officers trailing the arrested person along the street as amazed onlookers observed.
Amid the chaos on Friday at 6:05 pm local time, the woman unexpectedly produced a knife and started indiscriminately stabbing passengers who were waiting for the ICE 855 train to Munich.
Police and federal officers rushed to the scene and were able to overpower and disarm the attacker before arresting her.
The brutal attack left four people critically injured, six seriously hurt, and eight others with minor wounds, according to emergency services.
The suspect is a German citizen familiar to law enforcement and has a history of mental health issues, having previously been admitted to a psychiatric institution, according to the German newspaper Bild.
Hamburg police later confirmed in a post on X: “The person arrested is a 39-year-old woman.
“Based on the information so far, we assume that she acted alone.”
Police are continuing their investigation but say there is currently no evidence of a political motive behind the attack.
Hamburg’s fire department declared a major incident, deploying emergency doctors, paramedics, and a large-capacity ambulance to the scene.
Dramatic pictures showed several police officers and first responders securing the scene outside the station.
Some victims were treated aboard the train, while others were rushed to the hospital.
A Red Cross crisis response team was on site to support the victims’ families.
The ICE train on platform 14 was evacuated and rail services around Hamburg Central Station were partially suspended, according to local reports.
The station – located in the heart of Germany’s second-largest city – is a major hub for local, regional, and long-distance travel.
Friday’s rush hour and the start of school holidays meant it was especially crowded.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz reacted with shock, speaking to Hamburg’s mayor Peter Tschentscher on Friday evening.
His spokesman said: “His thoughts were with the victims and their families.”
The Chancellor also thanked emergency responders and offered federal support.
Deutsche Bahn said it was “deeply shocked” and extended sympathy to those injured.
It added that carrying weapons – including knives – is strictly banned on the station premises and on Hamburg’s public transport network.
It comes after two people were killed and two police officers wounded in a brutal knife attack in the Netherlands.
Emergency crews, including ambulances and trauma teams, raced to a property in Hoofddorp, near Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, on Wednesday morning.
One police vehicle at the scene was left spattered with blood.
Both victims were inside the house after initial reports of a “fight”.
Police confirmed two officers were injured, but there was no immediate confirmation about the extent of their injuries.
Locals say the house, located on Fanny Blankers-Koenlaan, is known for drug and alcohol-related disturbances.
Local newspaper De Telegraaf also reported, citing multiple sources, that two people were killed in the stabbing spree.
Chilling images showed emergency vehicles lined up along the residential street in the aftermath of the deadly attack.
Meanwhile, police were urgently called to Majorca’s Palma Airport on Tuesday morning after reports of a man being stabbed in the neck in the arrivals area.
Detectives said the victim was a young Argentinian who suffered a wound a few centimetres from the artery which required several stitches.
Police said he had no fixed home after his arrest.
It has since emerged that the suspect is a homeless man thought to sleep at the popular holiday airport.
