BERLIN (AP) — Eight people were injured in an attack on a busy bus in the northern German city of Luebeck, and a suspect has been arrested, police said Friday. Local daily Luebecker Nachrichten reported, without giving a source, that a suspect had attacked passengers with a knife.
Police spokesman Duerk Duerbrook said the attack occurred in the Kuecknitz district of Luebeck, northeast of Hamburg. He told The Associated Press that authorities were still trying to determine the circumstances of the attack.
German news agency dpa quoted police as saying that three people received "medium serious" injuries in the incident, while five others received minor injuries.
The agency also quoted Ulla Hingst, a spokeswoman for prosecutors in Luebeck, as saying that police are investigating a suspicious rucksack. "Nothing can be ruled out, including a terrorist background," she was quoted as saying.
State police tweeted: "Nobody was killed. The perpetrator was overpowered and is now in police custody."
No other details were immediately available.
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