1 Dead in Knife Attack in Hamburg, Attacker Detained

1 Dead in Knife Attack in Hamburg, Attacker Detained
Police officers look on after a knife attack in a supermarket in Hamburg, Germany on July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen
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One person was killed and several were injured in an attack by a lone knifeman in a supermarket in the northern German city of Hamburg on Friday, police said.

The police said the man had suddenly started attacking customers in the shop before fleeing, pursued by witnesses. Officers detained him near the site.

There was no immediate indication of any political or religious motive for the attack.

A police officer walks past crime scene after a knife attack in a supermarket in Hamburg, Germany, July 28, 2017. (REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen)
A police officer walks past crime scene after a knife attack in a supermarket in Hamburg, Germany, July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen