Germany: One killed, another injured in stabbing; attacker still on the run

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Aug 18, 2017, 10:55 PM IST

Police patrol the area where the incident took place in the town of Wuppertal

The attacks come after one was killed in Finland on Friday, and a day after the terror attacks in Barcelona

One man was killed and another injured in a stabbing in the western German city of Wuppertal, police said today, adding that the attacker was still on the loose.

"We can confirm there has been a deadly crime. One man has died and another man is in hospital," a police spokeswoman told AFP.

The police said they were hunting for one or more assailants, but could not immediately provide more information about the circumstances of the attack.

The stabbing happened at around 1245 GMT in the city's Elberfeld area.

Also in the afternoon, several people were stabbed in the street in the Finnish city of Turku, with police shooting one suspect and warning several others could be at large.

The stabbing in Germany also comes a day after 14 people were killed in twin terror attacks in Spain.