Cologne (dpa / lnw) - The police were called to Ebertplatz in Cologne on Sunday morning to a 24-year-old with life-threatening injuries. The police said it was suspected to be stab wounds to the upper body. There were three arrests, a homicide investigation determined.

A passer-by called the emergency number before 9 a.m. After the police found the 24-year-old, they checked a group of people nearby. Three suspects were provisionally arrested, it said. A police spokeswoman said little was known about the incident. The men have yet to be questioned.