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| Munich stabbing: One dead after man 'shouting Allahu Akbar' launches attack at railway station in German town | Munich stabbing: One dead after man 'shouting Allahu Akbar' launches attack at railway station in German town |
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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. | One person has been killed and several injured in a knife attack by a suspected Islamist at a railway station near Munich. |
| The suspect 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 Süddeutsche Zeitung reported. | The suspect 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 Süddeutsche Zeitung reported. |
| The attack took place at around 4.50am on Tuesday and the suspected perpetrator was arrested shortly afterwards. | The attack took place at around 4.50am on Tuesday and the suspected perpetrator was arrested shortly afterwards. |
| A newspaper delivery driver was stabbed in the back during the "indiscriminate" assault, a firefighter told the Merkur newspaper. | |
| A spokesperson at the Bavarian state criminal investigation office told The Independent one of the victims was initially in a critical condition but died later in hospital. | A spokesperson at the Bavarian state criminal investigation office told The Independent one of the victims was initially in a critical condition but died later in hospital. |
| Three other men were injured, one seriously. The spokesperson said she could not confirm whether the attack was terror-related or give information on any suspected motive. The investigation continues. | |
| German authorities increased the nationwide terror alert level following November's Paris attacks, increasing security at transport hubs, tourist attractions and major events. | |
| Two railway stations in Munich were evacuated temporarily on New Year's Eve in an alert over an alleged suicide bombing plot by Isis supporters. | |
| More than 800 German jihadists are believed to have joined the so-called Islamic State and other terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria. | |
| Isis has also issued propaganda directed at supporters in the country, including one calling for them to travel to Syria or wage terror attacks at home. |