Knife Attack in Munich: Police Kill Woman Targeting Pedestrians
Police say the 30-year-old woman injured two people with a knife near Munich’s Theresienwiese before officers opened fire and later confirmed her death in hospital
A woman was shot dead by police on Saturday at the Theresienwiese in Munich after she attacked and injured at least two people with a knife, the police said.
Knife attacks on passers-by
The police said the woman initially injured a man with a knife in the area behind the Theresienwiese, home to the world famous Oktoberfest.
Shortly afterwards, she injured another woman with the knife. The condition of the two was not immediately known. It was also unclear whether the woman had any connection to them.
Several patrols were dispatched to arrest the woman, who continued to wield the knife.
Police then opened fire. The number of shots fired could not initially be determined, according to police. The woman was taken from the scene to a Munich hospital.
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There was no danger to the general public, police said in a brief initial statement to the media in the evening.
Memories of a Hamburg attack
The case brings back memories of an incident at Hamburg’s main train station about two weeks ago: A woman randomly stabbed people on a platform for long-distance trains that was crowded with passengers. According to police, 18 people were injured in the attack. Officers arrested the 39-year-old woman, and a magistrate ordered her placement in a psychiatric clinic.