Three were killed in Germany and six were wounded after a stabbing occurred in Wuerzburg.
Bild newspaper reported police have not given many details about the situation with the condition of the wounded unknown, according to Reuters.
Police stopped the attack by shooting the attacker, reportedly a young man, in the leg.
Social media videos of the attack show other men using chairs to hold the young man with the knife back until police could arrive, Reuters reported.
The motive for the attack is currently unknown.
Police have said they had the situation under control.