Two men stabbed each other with knives near Hamburg. One is said to have dragged himself to the marketplace, still bleeding profusely. Both were initially in mortal danger.
In a stabbing in Tostedt in the district of Harburg near Hamburg, two men injured each other life-threateningly on Sunday. According to the police, the background to the argument is still largely unclear.
A walker discovered the two and alerted the police, it said. The “Hamburger Abendblatt” quoted an eyewitness: “An injured man dragged himself to the market square, bleeding profusely.”
Police on the dispute in Hamburg: Both opponents pulled out knives
Both men were taken to the hospital. One of the men was flown to the hospital in a rescue helicopter, and the other was transported in an ambulance. After emergency operations, both are now out of danger, the police reported on Monday. The men suffered stab wounds in the abdomen or neck area.
It is still unclear why the argument came about, during which, according to the police, both opponents apparently pulled out knives. According to a local reporter, the men attacked each other at around 3:45 p.m. in a backyard parking lot next to the “Am Sande” marketplace. The police cordoned off the crime scene and secured evidence until the evening
One of the two injured is 32 years old, the other 31. It currently looks to the police that the 32-year-old was traveling with a companion when the 31-year-old met the two and it immediately led to the mutual attacks came. It is not yet clear whether the men knew each other.
The Central Criminal Police Service has started the investigation. The suspected crime tools, two knives, were secured.
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