'Allah Akbar' Attack at German Supermarket: 1 Dead…

•  Justin Huggler, in berlin 

One person was killed and four wounded in a knife attack in a supermarket in the northern German city of Hamburg on Friday, the city's police said.

The man ran into a supermarket in the Barmbek neighbourhood and attacked customers with a knife at around 3pm local time (2pm).

"He struck out at customers without warning. There are one dead and several injured," Heike Uhde, a police spokeswoman said.

 

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Police officers secure the area after a knife attack at a supermarket in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 28 CREDIT: PAUL WEIDENBAUM/AP

The perpetrator escaped from the scene but was found half an hour later by police and arrested. he was seen covered in blood being driven away in a police car.

German daily Bild published a picture of the attacker in the back of a police car with a white, blood-soaked bag over his head, and reported that he cried "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) in the supermarket.

An eyewitness told Bild: "I was standing by the cash register when he walked in. He had a huge knife. Smeared with blood. He was really worked up, waving his arms around as he left the supermarket."

Police cars outside the supermarket in Hamburg CREDIT: @MARCOZITZOW

The suspect, who has not yet been identified, fled the supermarket after the attack but witnesses gave chase and alerted the police

Police said there was only one attacker. They added that "initial reports about robbery as a possible motive so far have not been confirmed." 

"We have no clear information as to the motive or the number of wounded," Hamburg police said in a tweet.