One person was killed and one seriously injured in a stabbing attack in a shop in the German city of Wuppertal-Elberfeld near Dusseldorf.
Police and special forces are deployed at the scene.
#Breaking
— Mr. Revinsky (@MrKyruer) August 18, 2017
Stabbing attack in #Wuppertal, Germany, at least 1 dead and 1 injured.
It seems not terror related.
#German 1 dead, 1 injured in stabbing in #wuppertal city pic.twitter.com/GjwP1PYUCw
— Saji Assi (@assi_saji) August 18, 2017
The police are still seeking for unknown number of suspects. There is no information of possible motive of the attack.
Tödliche Messerattacke in Ladenlokal am Kipdorf in Wuppertal-Elberfeld. Sondereinsatzkräfte suchen nach unbekannter Zahl Tatverdächtiger. pic.twitter.com/0KyOFb7RUg
— Dirk Lotze (@dirk_lotze) August 18, 2017
#Wuppertal: Großeinsatz nach Messerstecherei in der Nähe der City-Arkaden. Polizei: Täter hat sich vermutlich in einem Gebäude verschanzt. pic.twitter.com/vNUCfg6ihi
— WDR Aktuelle Stunde (@aktuelle_stunde) August 18, 2017
Perpetrators reportedly fortified themselves in a building nearby.
