Thread: Dusseldorf station attack: 'Several injured' after man goes on axe rampage

Anti-terror police have sealed off Dusseldorf station in Germany after reports of an attack involving a man armed with an axe.

"Several people" are believed to have been injured and images posted on social media showed paramedics treating the wounded.

Two suspects are believed to have been detained by police but the motive for the attack is currently unknown.

Trains are not stopping at the station.

The attack comes months after a terrorist attack on a Christmas market in Berlin killed 12 and injured 56 more after a lorry was driven into crowds of shoppers.

Dusseldorf station attack: 'Several injured' after man goes on axe rampage | The Independent

Several people have been injured in an axe attack at Dusseldorf train station.

Police spokesman Rainer Kerstiens told The Associated Press that more suspected attackers are believed to be on the run.

The station has been sealed off by armed police and trains are not stopping at the station.

German newspaper Bild reported that two suspect has been taken into custody, while two others were on the run.

Four people were apparently injured in the attack.

Bruno Macedo tweeted: "Breaking: Man with axe chased by police in Dusseldorf. Station closed . I am in the train things look bad #police #terror"

He added: "Stay away from #Dusseldorf train station crazy man with #axe on the lose (sic)"

The Dusseldorf attack comes less than three months after a lorry was driven into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12.

More to follow.

Suspects 'on the run' after several injured in axe attack at Dusseldorf train station

allahu axe bar? or just some random nutta?

Curious as well.

A man with an axe attacked several people at the main train station in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Thursday, authorities and witnesses say.

It is not known how many people were injured.

This is a breaking story and will be updated. Here is what we know so far:

1. A Suspect Was Taken Into Custody at the Train Station by Police

The suspect was taken into custody at the train station, the German newspaper Bild reports.

His identity has not yet been released.

Police said there is no evidence of any other suspects, according to Bild, which previously reported a second man had been taken into custody and two others were being sought.

2. Police Haven’t Released a Motive for the Attack

Police have not yet released a motive for the attack. It is has also not yet been called terrorism.

According to Bild, the suspect randomly attacked four or five people with the axe.

The Rheinische Post reports a 13-year-old girl was among those injured. A witness told the newspaper he helped treat the girl’s wound and get her to her father.

The newspaper also reports a 20-year-old man suffered a head injury and was pulled onto a train by friends to escape the attacker.

3. Trains Are Not Stopping at the Station & Witnesses Reported a Large Police Presence

Passengers on trains tweeted that they were not stopping at the Dusseldorf station because of the incident.

A video from the scene shows blood on the ground and emergency responders appearing to give treatment to a victim:

Witnesses said there was a large police presence at the station, and reported chaos when the attack occurred.

A police helicopter was circling above the station and witnesses said there were anti-terror police at the scene among the heavily armed officers.

4. A Man With an Axe Was Fatally Shot After Attacking 4 People on a German Train Last Year

Five people were injured on July 18, 2016, when a man with an axe attacked passengers on a train in Wuerzburg in Southern Germany, according to the BBC.

The attacker, an asylum seeker from Pakistan named Muhammed Riyad, was fatally shot by police.

Police said Riyad left behind a martyrdom video and was instructed to carry out the attack by ISIS.

5. German Authorities Have Been on High Alert After Multiple Terror Attacks

German authorities have been on high alert for possible terrorist activity in recent years after a series of deadly attacks in the country, including the Wuerzburg train attack.

In December, 12 people were killed and 48 were injured in an ISIS-inspired truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin. In July 2016, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive outside a wine bar in Ansbach. Twelve people were injured, but the bomber was the only person killed.

Dusseldorf Axe Attack: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

Originally Posted by Slick

Wuerzburg train attack.

On 18 July 2016, an asylum seeker from Pakistan injured four people, two critically, with a knife and hatchet on a train near Würzburg in Germany.[1] A fifth person was injured outside.[2][3][4] The state office of criminal investigations called it a terrorist attack with an Islamist religious motive.[5] The attacker's Islamic State instructor "ordered" him "to use an axe rather than a knife in his attack."[6][7] In a martyrdom video, the attacker blamed unspecified infidels trespassing against and murdering men, women and children, as well as leaders and Muslim citizens who did not object to this.[8]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_W...g_train_attack

They got him, he is injured by a jump while fleeing. No details and background yet.

Unconfirmed reports of a possible second attacker.

The Quran will be the cause as usual and it's commands to kill the motive.

"a german man of remote tenuous unconnected xxxxxx heritage, possibly suffering from stress due to lack of inclusiveness etc.."

Merkel's Folly.

The 36-year-old man, described as being from "the former Yugoslavia" and living in the nearby city of Wuppertal, suffered serious injuries and was being treated in a hospital.

"The suspect appears to have had psychological problems," police said.

Man arrested after seven injured in axe attack at Dusseldorf train station - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

"The suspect appears to have had psychological problems," police said.

Let's not jump to conclusions.

BERLIN — The suspect in an ax attack at a German train station that wounded nine people Thursday was a mentally disturbed asylum seeker from Kosovo, officials said Friday. They said there was no indication of any political or religious motive for the attack.

German police swarmed the main train station in Düsseldorf around 9 p.m. Thursday after a man on a commuter train began striking exiting passengers with an ax, officials said.

The suspect in the attack was identified in the German news outlet Spiegel Online as 36-year-old Fatmir H. On Friday, police found a doctor’s diagnosis inside the suspect’s apartment, some 20 miles away in the city of Wuppertal, as well as medication indicating that he was paranoid schizophrenic, according to Dietmar Kneib of the North Rhine-Westphalia state criminal police.

The suspect was being treated at a hospital for severe injuries suffered after he jumped off a bridge to try to escape police. Of the nine victims, four suffered serious injuries, though none were in critical condition, officials said.

“Apparently it was a psychological disorder of the perpetrator that led to the deed,” Kneib said.

There were no indications of terrorism-related motives, Kneib said. But the bloody rampage nevertheless marked the latest act of violence by an asylum seeker to rock Germany. The nation has suffered a series of attacks in recent months, including an assault on a Christmas market in December that left 12 dead. Islamist militants who entered Germany masquerading as migrants have committed some of the attacks, but Thursday’s incident also punctuated concerns over violence not related to terrorism.

The suspect was not part of the wave of more than 1 million migrants who have arrived in Germany over the past two years, officials said. He arrived in 2009 and was granted a residence permit on humanitarian grounds

The attack occurred as a commuter train pulled into Düsseldorf central station shortly before 9 p.m. local time. The attacker suddenly started to hit passengers with an ax from behind, officials said. One of the passengers managed to push the attacker off the train, and the conductor closed the door, preventing potential further injuries, officials said.

According to police, the attacker tried to get back into the train by beating and kicking the door. When he was unsuccessful, he began walking up and down the platform and downstairs into the main hall. When police officers approached, the man fled across the tracks. The chase ended with the attacker jumping off a nearby bridge.

The suspect’s brother, who knew about his mental issues and that he had recently bought an ax, had reported him missing the day of the attack, authorities said. Police said Friday that they have not been able to question the suspect because of his injuries.

Among the victims was a 13-year-old girl who suffered severe arm injuries and two Italian tourists. Besides the girl, the other victims are between 30 and 50 years of age, officials said.

More than 500 officers were involved in the police operation, including special forces.

An amateur video apparently shot from the scene showed a shellshocked eyewitness walking around bloodstained floors as police tend to a wounded person on the ground.

“The guy just started striking at people with an ax,” the unidentified man in the video says. “I’ve never seen anything like that in my life. Directly next to me he started hitting people with an ax.”

Noack reported from London. Stephanie Kircher in Berlin contributed to this report.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...=.de96f5697b84

Originally Posted by Cold Pizza

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

"The suspect appears to have had psychological problems," police said.

Let's not jump to conclusions.

Any person who is a religious nut has psychological problems
End of

An 80-year-old man has been attacked with a machete in a car park, near a forest in Dusseldorf, just hours after a Kosovan went on an axe rampage in the city's railway station.

According to police, the man's injuries are not life threatening and the attack is not connected to last night's attack on Dusseldorf station.

Dusseldorf machete attack on man hours after axe rampage | Daily Mail Online

Now you can't tell me that the German folk are happy with this situation.

TWO YOUNG children were treated for burning eyes and breathing problems after a tear gas attack on a packed train in Hamburg this evening.

A police operation has been launched in Hamburg after suspicious fumes were detected
Two "youths" have fled the scene after spraying the toxic substance in a carriage carrying around 50 people.

Several people, including two children aged three and six, were hurt and treated by first responders.

The children suffered respiratory and eye problems - although their injuries are not thought to be serious.

One photo showed a paramedic consoling an upset children with a balloon fashioned from a first aid glove.

Four adults have also been injured. Their injuries are also not thought to be lasting.

The train was headed towards Hamburg Airport when the incident occurred.

Police are now hunting down the pair who carried out the attack.

According to witnesses a large police and fire service presence remains at the scene around an hour after the incident.

The incident at an underground metro stop in the Sternschanze quarter of the city in Germany.

It comes just one day after several people were injured after a man from Kosovo went on a rampage at a train staiton in Dusseldorf.

He attempted to flee but was arrested as he attempted to jump from a ledge. He was described by police as suffering from a mental illness.

This is a breaking story. More to follow...

'Suspicious fumes' at Hamburg metro station sparks police operation | World | News | Express.co.uk

On the bright side, thanks to the orange-faced wanker, if he were American he could now buy a gun.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

On the bright side, thanks to the orange-faced wanker, if he were American he could now buy a gun.

American spin:

Americans could have drilled him.

Fyi trump has fuck all to do with 2a. Thank your homeland for that, right after we fucked you off back to your shitty little island.

4th is coming up soon btw.

Originally Posted by Slick

Americans could have drilled him.

Says the guy with an NRA logo tattooed on the back of his shaven skull.

Originally Posted by wasabi

Now you can't tell me that the German folk are happy with this situation.

Sure we are happy. If we were not we would be NAZIS and people by trained reflex shy away from that label.

Be scared for what happens when that drill loses its power. It is overstressed already.

Originally Posted by Humbert

Says the guy with an NRA logo tattooed on the back of his shaven skull.

Dont dish it out of you cant take it, old timer. Wouldn't want you to start reporting posts, again, would we?

Originally Posted by Slick

Fyi trump has fuck all to do with 2a.

What is it with you seppos that have absolutely no fucking idea how your government works, yet still run around thinking you do?

Did you get that little nugget off another Fake News website or a SCROTUS tweet?

WASHINGTON — President Trump killed a regulation that would have tightened gun background checks Tuesday, signing a bill to undo one of his predecessor's executive actions following the San Bernardino shootings in 2015.

The Obama administration rule required the Social Security Administration to submit records of mentally disabled people to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, the FBI database used to determine whether someone can buy a firearm under the 1993 Brady Bill.

Trump signs bill reversing Obama rule to ban gun purchases by mentally ill

Originally Posted by Takeovers

Be scared for what happens when that drill loses its power. It is overstressed already.

The drill is in the hands of the people. Not the nazi gov.

Remember the jews? Remember the systematic disarmament of your people?

Yeah we wont be having that.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

What is it with you seppos that have absolutely no fucking idea how your government works, yet still run around thinking you do?

Did you get that little nugget off another Fake News website or a SCROTUS tweet?

Your english arrogance is showing again. Do fuck off.

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

allahu axe bar? or just some random nutta?

not really necessary to ask.

these days the kraut government and the media are reluctant to link these terrorist attacks to terrorism or islam and hold back for as long as possible the nationality and faith of the perpetrators, preferring to put it all down to "psychological problems", which to be fair, is an accurate description of one who follows the faith of islam.

however the mans name was fatma, he was a refugee from kosovo, the 95% muslim republic that declared independence from serbia in 2007 or 8.

Prosecutors said the man, named locally as Fatmir H, came to Germany in 2009 and was granted temporary residency for humanitarian reasons.

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