German train station sealed off amid axe attack reports
Image copyright APPolice in Germany sealed off Duesseldorf's main railway station late on Thursday evening following reports of an axe attack.
Local media said several people had been attacked at the station.
Witnesses reported seeing injured people lying on the ground, and at least one man armed with an axe. Other reports said the attacker used a machete.
Police have yet to confirm details, and there are no reports of fatalities.
A reporter for German newspaper Der Speigel at the scene said he had seen two injured people, and the situation was returning to calm.
Images shared on social media from the scene showed that the station had been cordoned off by police, and helicopters hovered overhead.
Emergency vehicles filed through Konrad Adenauer square outside the station entrance.
Duesseldorf's Hauptbahnhof is the city's primary railway station, serving a quarter of a million passengers daily.
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