UPDATE - Several injured in knife attack in Berlin

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By Oliver Towfigh Nia

BERLIN (AA) - Several people were injured in a knife attack in Berlin on Tuesday after a mentally disturbed man tried to randomly stab people on the sidewalk, according to local media reports.

An unidentified number of the victims were taken to hospital, a police spokeswoman said as emergency services were alerted shortly before 12:00 p.m. to the crime scene in front of a supermarket in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district.

The suspected attacker was arrested and he was being interrogated, the spokeswoman added.

According to the B.Z. newspaper, several passers-by pounced on the attacker and overwhelmed him as he tried to stab people. Police said there is currently no evidence of a terrorist-motivated attack.​​​​​​​

Authorities have reportedly begun their investigation into the incident.