A MAN armed with an axe has gone on a rampage at a train station in Germany, reportedly injuring at least seven people.

Police arrested a 36-year-old man from former Yugoslavia following the terrifying attack at the central train station in Dusseldorf.

14 A man armed with an axe has gone on a rampage at a train station in Germany Credit: Gerhard Berger / BILD

14 Anti-terror police swooped on the station in western Germany Credit: Getty Images

14 A heavily armed cop was seen sprinting inside the station Credit: Getty Images

Anti-terror police swooped on the station at around 9pm on Thursday following reports of an attacker on the loose.

The suspect, who is understood to have mental problems, is under police guard in hospital after injuring himself by jumping off a bridge in a bid to escape cops, AFP said.

Earlier police said several attackers were involved and two were arrested, but they later said one suspect was behind the attack.

14 At least seven people are believed to have been injured in the attack

14 Pools of blood were seen on the station floor

14 One suspect 'with mental problems' was arrested following the terrifying attack Credit: Getty Images

14 Anti-terror police swooped on the station in western Germany last night Credit: Twitter

14 Trains weren't stopping at the central station as armed cops flood the area

Cops said in a statement: "A person, probably armed with an axe, attacked people at random."

Distressed witnesses have told how they saw "blood everywhere" after a man attacked people waiting on the platform for a train at around 9pm local time.

The police statement said officers were probing whether the suspect attacked passengers on a commuter train as well.

One witness told Bild: "We were standing on the track, waiting for the train. The train came, and suddenly someone jumped out with an axe, hit the people.

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"There was blood everywhere. I have never experienced something like that."

Shocking images show injured passengers lying on the floor in the station, surrounded by paramedics.

One witness told RP Online she helped a young girl who was injured in the attack.

She claimed the victim was just 13-years-old, saying: "I helped her get the wound and called her father."

14 More suspected attackers were initially reported to be on the run Credit: Getty Images

14 Heavily armed police officers were on guard outside the station Credit: Getty Images

14 Paramedics rushed to the scene in the German city last night Credit: Getty Images

Terrified passengers took to social media to say the situation inside the station "looked bad" shortly after the attack.

Bruno Macedo tweeted: "Man with axe chased by police in Dusseldorf. Station closed. I am in the train things look bad #police #terror.'

He added: "Stay away from #Dusseldorf train station crazy man with #axe on the lose."

Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from the station during the large scale police operation.

14 The station was evacuated following the shocking attack Credit: Getty Images

14 Police confirmed there was an 'extensive' operation underway

Trains also stopped running to the central station as armed cops flooded the area.

A helicopter was only seen circling over the station in the inner city on Thursday night.

Police confirmed there was an "extensive" operation at the station following reports of "injuries".

14 The station and underpass were evacuated after the attack Credit: Getty Images

The axe attack added to traffic chaos in the city as motorways circling it had already been closed due to the discovery of an unexploded World War Two bomb.

Thomas Geisel, city mayor, also reached out to victims.

"It's a huge blow for Dusseldorf. Many people are in shock. I'd like to thank the police. My thoughts go out to the victims and their families," he said.

The Dusseldorf attack comes less than three months after a lorry was driven into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12.

And it came on the same evening two gunmen opened fire inside a cafe in the Swiss city of Basel, killing two people and leaving a third fighting for their life.

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