The 32-year-old suspect was arrested after the incident in the town of Siegen with no indication it was a terrorist attack, the local police said.
Three of the five injured are life-threatening, one is seriously injured and the fifth has minor injuries. Germany was rocked by a knife attack a week ago that left three people dead and eight wounded in the western city of Solingen. The identity of the suspected attacker, a 26-year-old Syrian man who was previously due to be deported to Bulgaria, has sparked a debate about Germany's immigration and asylum policies.
The killings have prompted Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government to announce new restrictions on carrying knives at public gatherings and in long-distance transport, as well as limiting benefits for some illegal migrants. On Tuesday, police shot dead a man suspected of attacking bystanders with knives in the western town of Mörs near Solingen. | BGNES
