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Germany axe attack: Assault on train in Wuerzburg Germany axe attack: Assault on train in Wuerzburg
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A man armed with an axe injured four people on a train in southern Germany before being shot dead by police, officials say. A teenage Afghan refugee armed with an axe and knife injured four people on a train in southern Germany before being shot dead by police, officials say.
Three people were seriously hurt and one suffered minor injuries in the attack in Wuerzburg, police said.Three people were seriously hurt and one suffered minor injuries in the attack in Wuerzburg, police said.
Initial reports said up to 20 people had been injured but it was later revealed that at least 14 had been treated for shock.Initial reports said up to 20 people had been injured but it was later revealed that at least 14 had been treated for shock.
The identity of the attacker or the motive is not yet clear. The motive for the attack 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. Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said the attacker was a 17-year-old Afghan refugee who had been living in the nearby town of Ochsenfurt.
A police spokesman at the scene said (in German) that the attacker had been shot dead while trying to flee. He told public broadcaster ARD that the teenager appeared to have travelled to Germany as an unaccompanied minor.
The train line between Wurzburg-Heidingsfeld and Ochsenfurt has been closed. The incident happened at about 21:15 (19:15 GMT) on the train which runs between Treuchlingen and Wuerzburg.
"Shortly after arriving at Wuerzburg, a man attacked passengers with an axe and a knife," a police spokesman said.
Police said the attacker fled the train but was chased by officers who shot him dead.