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German train 'axe attack': Many reported hurt German train 'axe attack': Many reported hurt
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More than 20 people in Germany have been injured after a man with an axe went on the rampage on a train, German media report. More than 20 people in Germany have been injured after a man with an axe and a knife went on the rampage on a train, German media report.
A police operation including a helicopter is under way in Heidingsfeld, a part of the city of Wurzburg in southern Germany. They include three seriously injured people, one lightly injured person and 14 who are in shock.
Local media (in German) wrote that 21 people had been injured and a suspect appeared to have been shot. A police operation is under way in Heidingsfeld, part of the city of Wurzburg in Germany.
The train line between Wurzburg-Heidingsfeld and Ochsenfurt is closed. A police spokesman at the scene said (in German) the attacker was shot dead while fleeing.
The German news agency DPA reported that the police said some of the victims' injuries were life-threatening. The train line between Wurzburg-Heidingsfeld and Ochsenfurt has been closed.
It said police would not comment on reports that the suspect had been shot.