German police say a minimum of 4 individuals have been severely injured in an assault at a health club within the western metropolis of Duisburg
BERLIN — At the very least 4 individuals have been severely injured in an assault at a health club within the western German metropolis of Duisburg, police mentioned Tuesday night.
The incident occurred within the previous metropolis of Duisburg and police requested residents to keep away from the realm. Police mentioned a lot of officers had been on the scene of the assault, proper throughout from town corridor.
“In keeping with present info, one individual has injured different individuals with an object” at a health club, Duisburg police tweeted. “The scenario is at present nonetheless complicated.”
The attacker appeared to nonetheless be on the free, German information company dpa reported.
A number of victims had been taken to a hospital, whereas investigators searched the health club, dpa reported. A number of witnesses to the assault, some nonetheless with their sports activities luggage, had been taken to a close-by restaurant so police might query them.
Police mentioned they acquired the primary emergency calls at about 5:40 p.m. native time.
Duisburg has about 500,000 residents and is positioned on the junction of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers. It was once well-known for its coal mining and metal manufacturing, however has in current a long time been stricken by excessive unemployment and poverty.
The president of the German parliament, Baerbel Bas, who’s from Duisburg, expressed shock over the assault.
“Horrible. My ideas are with the injured,” Bas tweeted. “I hope that the emergency providers will quickly be capable to clear up the threatening scenario.”