Munich station attack: Knifeman 'shouting Allahu Akbar' stabs passengers leaving one dead
Tue May 10, 2016 11:34:am World
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One person has been killed and several injured in a knife attack by a suspected Islamist at a railway station near Munich.
The suspect reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is great") as he started stabbing passers-by in the town of Grafing, to the south-east of the German city.
The attack took place at around 4.50am (3.50am BST) on Tuesday and the suspected perpetrator was arrested shortly afterwards.
The suspect, a 27-year-old German man, has been named locally as Paul H, from Giessen in the state of Hesse.
A spokesman for the prosecutor's office said one man had died from injuries sustained in the attack
He said the 27-year-old "assailant made remarks at the scene of the crime that indicate a political motive- apparently an Islamist motive.
"We are still determining what the exact remarks were" he said.
However, local media reported that witness had said the young man had yelled "Allhu akbar" during the attack.
The police spokesman said "a political background cannot be ruled out," adding that the man was not very cooperative.
Angelika Obermayr, the mayor of Grafing, told N-TV local people were in shock in the "quiet little town".
"Something like this is completely new and has shaken people deeply - it is something you only see on television," she added.
"That it has happened here is completely incomprehensible."
The suspect reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is great") as he started stabbing passers-by in the town of Grafing, to the south-east of the German city.
The attack took place at around 4.50am (3.50am BST) on Tuesday and the suspected perpetrator was arrested shortly afterwards.
The suspect, a 27-year-old German man, has been named locally as Paul H, from Giessen in the state of Hesse.
A spokesman for the prosecutor's office said one man had died from injuries sustained in the attack
He said the 27-year-old "assailant made remarks at the scene of the crime that indicate a political motive- apparently an Islamist motive.
"We are still determining what the exact remarks were" he said.
However, local media reported that witness had said the young man had yelled "Allhu akbar" during the attack.
The police spokesman said "a political background cannot be ruled out," adding that the man was not very cooperative.
Angelika Obermayr, the mayor of Grafing, told N-TV local people were in shock in the "quiet little town".
"Something like this is completely new and has shaken people deeply - it is something you only see on television," she added.
"That it has happened here is completely incomprehensible."
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