German police urge tighter security after series of knife attacks
Two of Germany's largest police trade unions have called for increased video surveillance and additional personnel following a knife attack at Hamburg Central Station on Friday, in which a woman injured 18 people.
Following the latest violent stabbing attack at Hamburg central station on Friday, two of Germany's largest police trade unions are advocating for enhanced video surveillance, increased staffing, and additional controls to bolster law enforcement efforts, News.Az repirts citing Euronews.
At least 18 people were injured after a 39-year-old German woman with a mental health condition attacked a group of people with a knife at the station during rush hour.
The attack occurred despite the station being subject to a knife ban since December 2024, which fines anyone found carrying a bladed object with a €10,000 penalty.
Police forces and experts are calling for different measures on top of a knife ban in response to the incident, which follows a spate of similar attacks, including one in Bielefeld the week prior in which five were injured.
DPoIG national chairman Rainer Wendt argued on Monday that "modern video technology" must be used in areas with high crime rates.
In addition, Germany's law enforcement would need "considerably more police forces and relief from non-prison tasks" to implement such technology, Wendt told Euronews. The problem is one of "capacity", according to Wendt.
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