One woman has been killed and another seriously injured following a knife attack on Tuesday in the Limpertsberg district of Luxembourg City, police have confirmed.
A perpetrator attacked two women with a knife, police said on Tuesday afternoon. One of the victims died following the assault and another was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The Luxemburger Wort reported that the crime scene is a residential building on the Avenue de la Faïencerie. Sources had told the newspaper that the incident occurred shortly after 14:00 in connection with a burglary but police have not confirmed this.
A car driven by the alleged perpetrator collided with a black BMW that was not linked to the incident on a nearby street as the suspect fled the scene, police said. Police forensics teams could be seen taking samples from the BMW.
Police also cordoned off a black BMW that had been damaged. © Photo credit: Marc Wilwert
Police successfully apprehended the alleged perpetrator in the forest between Strassen and Bridel, which lies a few kilometres outside of Luxembourg City. They are continuing a search to rule out the involvement of other potential perpetrators.
Police had reported earlier in the day that a large-scale operation was underway in the Biergerkräiz and Bridel areas, around 6km from Luxembourg City. They asked the public not to pick up anyone hitchhiking and to report anyone seen acting suspiciously immediately to police.
(This story was updated on 27 January 2026 at 18:35 to say that a woman was confirmed dead and another seriously injured, as well as giving further details on the incident.)
(This story was originally published by the Luxemburger Wort. Machine translated using AI, with editing and adaptation by Kate Oglesby.)
