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German train 'axe attack': Many reported hurt Germany axe attack: Assault on train in Wuerzburg
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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 man armed with an axe injured four people on a train in southern Germany before being shot dead by police, officials say.
They include three seriously injured people, one lightly injured person and 14 who are in shock. Three people were seriously hurt and one suffered minor injuries in the attack in Wuerzburg, police said.
A police operation is under way in Heidingsfeld, part of the city of Wurzburg in Germany. Initial reports said up to 20 people had been injured but it was later revealed that at least 14 had been treated for shock.
A police spokesman at the scene said (in German) the attacker was shot dead while fleeing. The identity of the attacker or the motive is not yet clear.
A Bavarian official quoted by German media said that the attacker was a 17-year-old Afghan refugee, but this was not confirmed.
A police spokesman at the scene said (in German) that the attacker had been shot dead while trying to flee.
The train line between Wurzburg-Heidingsfeld and Ochsenfurt has been closed.The train line between Wurzburg-Heidingsfeld and Ochsenfurt has been closed.