Germany, knife attack: 3 dead and 6 wounded

Several people were stabbed in the center of the southern German city of Wurzburg in an attack that resulted in casualties and injuries. The police made it known. According to Bild there are three dead and six injured. The assailant was captured. The attacker was stopped by officers who used firearms and hit him in the knee. Some of the injured, according to Bild reports, are serious. At the moment there is no longer any danger to the population, police said. The areas of the city center remain blocked. “We have no indication of the presence of other assailants”, said a spokesman for the local police, who intervened on the spot after receiving an emergency call around 5 pm. At the moment nothing has emerged on the reasons for the attack: the man allegedly randomly hit passers-by.