4 people were seriously injured In the knife attack that took place in a gym in Germany today duisburg (in the west of the country), police sources report on twitter.
According to these sources, the attack was apparently caused by at least one attacker who attacked several visitors to the gym with grenades. a sharp object, possibly a knife or machete.
The injured have been transferred to a hospital in that Rhineland city, police resources continue, according to their condition is critical.
The first aid call came at around 17:40 local time (3:40 GMT) and then the police came to the scene It is located in the center of Duisburg, in the immediate vicinity of the town hall.
According to the tabloid newspaper “Bild”, The incident took place in the gym’s locker room. It is not known how many people actively participated in the attack.
The mentioned environment is also, according to eyewitnesses, assailant or attackers hurled themselves indiscriminately against local visitors, then they fled.
Police later confirmed Searching for a suspected assailant in the areawhen collecting information from eyewitnesses, especially visitors to the facility.
Duisburg district police North Rhine-Westphalia, He asked the public to stay away from the area where the attack occurred, where a strong police operation was deployed.