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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 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 on Tuesday and the suspected perpetrator, a 27-year-old German man, was arrested shortly afterwards. | |
A newspaper delivery worker was stabbed in the back during the "indiscriminate" assault, a firefighter told the Merkur newspaper. | |
The attack started on an S-Bahn train, where the first victim was injured, before the man stabbed another person inside the station and targeted two cyclists, witnesses told local media. | |
A spokesperson at the Bavarian state criminal investigation office told The Independent a 50-year-old man was initially in a critical condition but died later in hospital. | |
Three other men aged 43, 55, and 58 were injured and were undergoing treatment. | |
A spokesperson for the state prosecutor's office confirmed that the attack was believed to have an "Islamist background" but could not give any further details. | |
German authorities increased the nationwide terror alert level following November's Paris attacks, increasing security at transport hubs, tourist attractions and major events. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |