Overview
- Police in Hamburg, responding Monday to a report of a man with a knife at an Islamic cultural center on Bahrenfelder Straße in Ottensen, took a suspect into custody.
- Officers say the man showed the knife during a congregational prayer but did not threaten anyone and did not use it.
- No injuries were reported among roughly 50 men who had gathered to pray shortly before 5 p.m.
- Investigators say early findings point away from a political motive and suggest a likely psychiatric issue.
- Police say the man is part of the mosque community, wanted to pray, and reported feeling excluded, with the investigation ongoing.