Police and emergency services stand on the premises of regional grid operator Überlandwerk Rhön, after a man armed with a “sharp object” attacked people at a company in Germany, killing at least one, police said, in Mellrichstadt, Germany, on July 1, 2025.
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A man armed with a knife on Tuesday (July 1, 2025) attacked several co-workers at a company in southern Germany, killing one person, authorities said.
Two people were also seriously wounded in the attack in Mellrichstadt, a small town east of Frankfurt in Bavaria, police and prosecutors said in a statement.
A 21-year-old German man was arrested.
Police were alerted to the confrontation at the premises of a local electricity supplier at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. A 59-year-old woman was killed, while two men aged 55 and 62 were seriously hurt.
It was not immediately clear what led to the attack.
Published – July 01, 2025 02:13 pm IST
