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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 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 newspaper delivery worker was stabbed in the back during the "indiscriminate" assault, a firefighter told the Merkur newspaper. | 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. | 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. | 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 seriously injured, with one in a life-threatening condition. | |
| 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. | 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 video 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 video calling for them to travel to Syria or wage terror attacks at home. |
| A German-born militant who grew up in the UK appeared in the footage and spoke about the "staged" experience in an exclusive interview with The Independent. | A German-born militant who grew up in the UK appeared in the footage and spoke about the "staged" experience in an exclusive interview with The Independent. |
| The video showed a jihadist calling on supporters, in German, to “pick up a big knife, go down to the streets and slaughter every infidel you encounter”. | The video showed a jihadist calling on supporters, in German, to “pick up a big knife, go down to the streets and slaughter every infidel you encounter”. |
| Authorities have not confirmed any link between the attack in Grafing and Isis. | Authorities have not confirmed any link between the attack in Grafing and Isis. |