Several people were injured in a knife attack on a regional train from Kiel to Hamburg on Wednesday.

A man attacked travelers with a knife shortly before 3 p.m. before arriving at Brokstedt station, a spokesman for the Federal Police said on Wednesday the German Press Agency.

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According to initial findings, seven people were injured.

Police officers arrested the man shortly afterwards in Brokstedt.

The background is still unclear.

The station was closed for police measures.