A 32-year-old woman was arrested in Germany after a knife attack on a bus left six people injured. The incident occurred on Friday evening in Siegen, a town east of Cologne, while the bus was transporting passengers to a local festival.
Among the six victims, three remain in critical condition, while the other three have been released from the hospital after outpatient treatment. The ages of the victims range from 16 to 30, and all are residents of the region.
Despite the attack, local authorities have decided to proceed with the festival as planned. Police and prosecutors have confirmed that the six individuals injured in the attack were all passengers on the bus.
The suspect, a German citizen with no immigrant roots, was apprehended by authorities. Investigations into the motive behind the attack are ongoing, but authorities have stated that there is no evidence of a political or religious motive.
This incident comes just a week after a knife attack in Solingen, another city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which left three people dead and eight others injured. The suspect in that attack, a suspected Islamic extremist from Syria who had avoided deportation, has been charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder.
The Solingen attack prompted the German government to propose stricter knife laws and make deportations easier. However, the motive behind the Siegen attack remains unclear, and authorities are working to determine the suspect’s intentions.
