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1 killed, 3 injured: Man reportedly shouts ‘Allah is great,’ stabs people at train station nr Munich | 1 killed, 3 injured: Man reportedly shouts ‘Allah is great,’ stabs people at train station nr Munich |
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At least one man has been killed and three injured after a knife-wielding man reportedly shouting “Allah Akbar” attacked people at Grafing train station near the Bavarian capital, local media reported. | At least one man has been killed and three injured after a knife-wielding man reportedly shouting “Allah Akbar” attacked people at Grafing train station near the Bavarian capital, local media reported. |
Apart from ‘Allahu Akbar’ the man was heard shouting “unbelievers,” Das Bild newspaper reported, citing local witnesses. | |
The prosecutor has confirmed the death of a 50-year-old man. He added that “two people are badly wounded, one is in critical condition.” The three injured are aged 58, 43 and 55. | The prosecutor has confirmed the death of a 50-year-old man. He added that “two people are badly wounded, one is in critical condition.” The three injured are aged 58, 43 and 55. |
A 27-year-old German citizen made an “announcement” before the attack, which prompted the belief the incident was “politically motivated,” the prosecutor said. | A 27-year-old German citizen made an “announcement” before the attack, which prompted the belief the incident was “politically motivated,” the prosecutor said. |
The attacker stabbed a newspaper delivery man in the back, a firefighter told the Merkur paper. | The attacker stabbed a newspaper delivery man in the back, a firefighter told the Merkur paper. |
Police aren’t excluding an “Islamist agenda” in the attack, a spokesman for the Bavarian police told the Mittelbayerische Zeitung. | Police aren’t excluding an “Islamist agenda” in the attack, a spokesman for the Bavarian police told the Mittelbayerische Zeitung. |
According to German law enforcers, the alleged perpetrator was arrested on the spot. He has no criminal record. The offender is reportedly a German citizen, the town's mayor Angelika Obermayr told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung. | According to German law enforcers, the alleged perpetrator was arrested on the spot. He has no criminal record. The offender is reportedly a German citizen, the town's mayor Angelika Obermayr told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung. |
"The idea that people enter the station or deliver newspapers there and then become victims of a maniac is terrible. Hopefully they will recover completely," Obermayr said. "I am most grateful to the police, doctors, paramedics and our firefighters who reacted quickly on the scene." | "The idea that people enter the station or deliver newspapers there and then become victims of a maniac is terrible. Hopefully they will recover completely," Obermayr said. "I am most grateful to the police, doctors, paramedics and our firefighters who reacted quickly on the scene." |
Access to Grafing station is partially blocked and significant delays are expected. | Access to Grafing station is partially blocked and significant delays are expected. |
The station has been closed following the attack. “The station is a crime scene,” and specialists will be working there, a police spokesman told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung. | The station has been closed following the attack. “The station is a crime scene,” and specialists will be working there, a police spokesman told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung. |
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