Hamburg – Shocking images from Jungfernstieg, a boulevard in Hamburg: They show a man being stabbed in the upper body with a knife during an argument.
The video was taken by an eyewitness. “It was a beautiful summer evening on Thursday. I wanted to go out for a beer with a friend. Suddenly 20 to 30 people started attacking each other in front of us,” he told BILD. “Knives were pulled.”
What he then filmed was a frightening Stabbing in the city.
An emergency doctor and police officers take care of the stabbed man lying on the ground
Trains stopped after stabbing
It is 9.25 p.m. when the police Hamburg A number of emergency calls come in. Major alarm! Ten patrol cars stop at the crime scene a short time later.
All those involved have already fled. The police are stopping and searching subway and suburban trains to search for them. All subsequent trains are not allowed to stop at the station.
Another man has cuts on his back
Two knife victims found
Two bleeding men are found in the station area. A 22-year-old was hit from behind Messer in the upper body, an 18-year-old has cuts on his back. Both are Russians. They are being taken to hospitals. Why did the fight happen? The victims remain silent.
According to police spokesman Holger Vehren, one of the groups involved was described by witnesses as “predominantly North African/Arab in appearance.”
A mass brawl breaks out in the middle of Jungfernstieg. Suddenly knives are drawn
Photo: BILD
A youth gang that calls itself “315ers” and is associated with drug dealing has already made headlines with outbreaks of violence on Jungfernstieg. However, the police do not currently see any connection to the current case.
Repeated crimes on Jungfernstieg
“The Jungfernstieg in Hamburg should be a promenade. But the image is marred by numerous crimes, which are mainly committed by young men,” said CDU parliamentary group leader Dennis Thering in April. He called for the police to take tough action.
Read also
Police spokesman Vehren on the current stabbing: “We have begun investigating the background to the altercation and are asking witnesses to come forward.”
For information, please call 040/428 656 789.
