Messer attack in Munich's S-Bahn: Passengers in fear and escape!

Messer attack in Munich's S-Bahn: Passengers in fear and escape!

Kreuzstraße, 80337 München, Deutschland - A 45-year-old man was arrested at the Kreuzstraße S-Bahnhof in Munich after threatening passengers in the S-Bahn with an 18 cm long kitchen knife. The situation escalated in such a way that the travelers withdraw to the leadership of the train to protect themselves. The driver was informed of the threat by phone, and the federal police immediately became aware of the incident. Based on this information, the man was arrested without resistance, with the knife being secured in the S-Bahn. At the time of the arrest, the arrested showed a blood alcohol level of 0.46 per thousand and was taken to a hospital after a blood sampling in order to finally be instructed to a psychiatric institution. The public prosecutor then decided to present him to the investigative judge, such as "https://www.tz.de/muenchen/hallo-muenchen/messer-mann-bahrga-fahrgaeste-muenchen-kreuzstrasse-fuehrerstand-zug-93549044.html"> tz.de reported.

The increased security measures at train stations and on S-Bahn lines in Bavaria are particularly relevant with regard to the incident in Munich. In order to ensure the safety of travelers, the weapon ban is tightened at eight large train stations in Bavaria. This includes the train stations in Aschaffenburg, Augsburg, Munich, Nuremberg, Regensburg and Würzburg. The ban applies in the run -up to Christmas and, in addition to classic stab weapons, also affects a variety of everyday objects such as scissors and hand tools. In addition, the ban in Munich includes the S-Bahn stops Ostbahnhof, Pasing, Hauptbahnhof, Marienplatz and Karlsplatz (Stachus). According to sueddeutsche.de , these measures are tried to increase the security of the population and prevent possible violence, in particular the background of Christmas markets.

preventive measures and extensions

Development in Bavaria is in the context of a general trend for tightening security precautions in German cities. In Hamburg, a weapon ban introduced in November 2024 was extended at train stations and in S-Bahn lines by the end of February 2025. The ban applies there for all S-Bahn stations and several train stations in the city, including the main train station, Altona and Harburg. This measure was also associated with the fight against crime and increased alcohol consumption, especially at Christmas markets and on New Year's Eve. The federal police justified this with the experiences from other cities in which there were serious crimes, such as in Mannheim and Solingen, such as ndr.de reported.

In Hamburg, there is now a general ban on weapons in local public transport, which not only includes S-Bahn, but also undergrounds and buses. In the event of violations, there is a risk of references, house bans or fines. This intended security concept has already shown positive effects in the past, because numerous weapons have been ensured during controls. The interior authority sees the weapons ban at Hamburg Central Station as a success, further shows an example of October 24, 2024 that very few knives were discovered during control