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| Germany knife attacker kills man in Grafing | |
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| One man was killed and three others wounded by a man wielding a knife east of Munich and police are investigating a possible Islamist connection. | |
| The man attacked passers-by shortly before 05:00 (03:00 GMT) on Tuesday at Grafing station. One of those hurt was in a serious condition. | |
| The attacker was eventually overpowered by police. A man has been arrested. | The attacker was eventually overpowered by police. A man has been arrested. |
| Some witnesses said he shouted "Allahu akbar" ("God is great" in Arabic) but the motive for the attack is unclear. | Some witnesses said he shouted "Allahu akbar" ("God is great" in Arabic) but the motive for the attack is unclear. |
| Bavarian public radio reports that the Munich prosecutor has imposed a news blackout and that contradictory statements have emerged from the scene. | |
| An Upper Bavaria police spokesperson said that a "political motive" had certainly not been ruled out. | |
| The mayor of Grafing, Angelika Obermayr, told Sueddeutsche Zeitung that the suspect was a German national. | |
| "The idea that people get on an S-Bahn train on a beautiful morning or do their paper round and then become victims of a maniac is terrible," she was quoted as saying. | |
| One of the platforms at Grafing station has been cordoned off and commuter trains have been hit by delays. |