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Germany machete attack: Syria migrant kills woman | Germany machete attack: Syria migrant kills woman |
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A machete attack by a Syrian asylum seeker has left one woman dead and two other people injured in Reutlingen, near Stuttgart. | |
Police said the attack happened after an argument developed between the man and the 45-year-old Polish woman. | Police said the attack happened after an argument developed between the man and the 45-year-old Polish woman. |
Police said there was no indication that it was terrorist attack and it was more likely to have been "a crime of passion". | Police said there was no indication that it was terrorist attack and it was more likely to have been "a crime of passion". |
The incident comes amid tension after other bloody events in the past week. | The incident comes amid tension after other bloody events in the past week. |
A shooting rampage in Munich on Friday left nine people dead while an axe attack on a train a week ago injured several people. | A shooting rampage in Munich on Friday left nine people dead while an axe attack on a train a week ago injured several people. |
The 21-year-old man arrested in Reutlingen was acting alone, police said. | The 21-year-old man arrested in Reutlingen was acting alone, police said. |
The victim and her attacker both worked at the same Turkish fast-food restaurant close to where the argument took place, German media reported. | The victim and her attacker both worked at the same Turkish fast-food restaurant close to where the argument took place, German media reported. |
Police added that the man arrested had been involved in previous incidents where he had caused injury, but gave no further details. | Police added that the man arrested had been involved in previous incidents where he had caused injury, but gave no further details. |
Are you in the area? Did you witness the attack? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. | Are you in the area? Did you witness the attack? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. |
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