BERLIN (AP) — An assailant stabbed people at the central railway station in the German city of Hamburg on Friday, injuring 12 people — six of them critically, authorities said.

A suspect in the attack was arrested, police said in a post on the social network X on Friday evening.

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Hamburg’s fire service said that six people sustained life-threatening injuries, while another three were seriously injured and three had slight injuries, German news agency dpa reported.

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Authorities didn’t give any information on the suspect or details of the attack.

The station in downtown Hamburg, Germany’s second-biggest city, is a major hub for local, regional, and long-distance trains.