Red alert in Duisburg: One or two attackers stabbed at least four men with knives in a fitness studio in the city centre of Duisburg. The police assume that the attack was committed on a rampage, which is why the Essen police headquarters took over the operation. The perpetrators are said to be on the run.
In addition to several patrol cars, special task forces rushed to the scene of the crime. A police helicopter was flying over the streets, witnesses reported.
According to BILD information, the bloody deed is said to have started in a changing room of the gym chain “John Reed”. There, the victims (aged between early 20s and early 30s) are said to have been brutally stabbed. At least four men were seriously injured, two may even be in danger of losing their lives. Several emergency doctors and ambulances were on duty.
After the attack, the perpetrator or perpetrators are said to have fled and a large police force is currently in search of them. A police spokesperson told BILD: “We ask the public to avoid the area concerned in the Old Town.”
The background or trigger for the attack is still completely unclear at the moment. The police are asking for witnesses to come forward.
Only on Easter Sunday, there had been a bloody knife attack in Duisburg’s old town, in which a man (35) was killed. It is still completely unclear whether there is a connection to the current crime.