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One killed, two hurt in stabbing attack at company in southern Germany
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Posted on July 1, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 1, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
A stabbing at a German electric company in Mellrichstadt resulted in one death and two injuries. The suspect is in custody, with no public threat.
BERLIN (Reuters) -One person was killed and two seriously injured by a man with a sharp object at an electric utility company in south-central Germany on Tuesday, according to local police.
A large contingent of rescue services were tending to the injured on the grounds of the Ueberlandwerke Rhoen company in the Bavarian town of Mellrichstadt, said police.
One person had died at the scene, they said.
The man, a 21-year-old German national, has already been taken into custody and there is no danger posed to the public, said police, who added that there are no indications of a political or terrorist motive.
A spokesperson for Ueberlandwerke Rhoen would not comment on the report and referred questions to the police.
(Reporting by Miranda Murray and Joern Poltz, editing by Rachel More and Friederike Heine)
A man attacked individuals with a sharp object, resulting in one death and two serious injuries.
The suspect is a 21-year-old German national who has been taken into custody.
Police have stated that there is no danger posed to the public following the incident.
A spokesperson for Ueberlandwerke Rhoen declined to comment and referred inquiries to the police.
The incident occurred at an electric utility company in the Bavarian town of Mellrichstadt.
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