Officers were alerted about an attack shortly before 9pm on Thursday (2000 GMT), prompting a large-scale police response.
‘A person, probably armed with an axe, attacked people at random,’ police said in a statement. Seven people were injured, three of them seriously, officers said.
The suspected attacker was arrested after jumping off an overpass near the train station, the statement said.
The 36-year-old man, described as being from ‘the former Yugoslavia’ and living in the nearby city of Wuppertal, suffered serious injuries and was being treated in a hospital.
People ran to the aid of victims of the attack
Police swarmed the area following the attack
‘The suspect appears to have had psychological problems,’ police said.
An axe was recovered and officers were searching the area in and around the station, which was closed for the investigation.
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