Knife attacks in Ludwigshafen (Rhineland-Palatinate) killed two people on the street on Tuesday. The alleged perpetrator was shot by the police and then arrested. He was badly injured. "There is no danger to the population," said the Rheinpfalz police headquarters. According to Südwestrundfunk, another person was also seriously injured.

The background to the incident was initially unclear. The police have not yet provided any information on the identity of the dead and the arrested person. It will be determined in all directions. Police plan to release more information later today. The crime scene in the Oggersheim district in the west of the 172,000-inhabitant city was cordoned off, it said. Video recordings distributed on social networks and verified by stern and RTL showed a large number of police and rescue workers on site.

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Sources: Police Headquarters Rheinpfalz, Südwestrundfunk, news agencies DPA and AFP