The incident happened in Luebek’s district of Kuecknitz on Friday. People "jumped out of the bus and screamed, it was terrible, and then the injured were taken away,” an eyewitness named Lothar, told local media.
Another eyewitness, who was in the bus at the moment of the attack, told the German newspaper, Luebecker Nachrichten (LN) that “one of the victims had just offered his place to an elderly woman as the perpetrator stabbed him in the chest. It was carnage!” she added.
The police confirmed that some people have indeed been wounded but said that no one was killed. According to local media at least two people were seriously injured while 12 more sustained light injuries
The perpetrator was successfully detained and is now in custody. However, law enforcement stopped short of providing any details about his identity.
The perpetrator allegedly attempted to flee the crime scene. However, he was promptly apprehended by a nearby police patrol.
The suspect, 34, is a German citizen and was born in Germany, the prosecutor, Ulla Hingst, told Luebecker Nachrichten (LN), adding that the authorities “have no evidence suggesting political radicalization in any form.”
