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| Hamburg supermarket attacker 'was known Islamist' | Hamburg supermarket attacker 'was known Islamist' |
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| The man who killed one person and injured six in a supermarket knife attack in Hamburg was a "known Islamist", police say. | The man who killed one person and injured six in a supermarket knife attack in Hamburg was a "known Islamist", police say. |
| "He was known as an Islamist but not a jihadist," police spokesman Andy Grote said, noting that the suspect also suffered from "psychological" issues. | "He was known as an Islamist but not a jihadist," police spokesman Andy Grote said, noting that the suspect also suffered from "psychological" issues. |
| The man, a failed asylum seeker born in the United Arab Emirates, attacked customers at random on Friday. | The man, a failed asylum seeker born in the United Arab Emirates, attacked customers at random on Friday. |
| Police said he acted alone and he was overpowered by passers-by. | Police said he acted alone and he was overpowered by passers-by. |
| The 26-year-old man was also suffering from mental health problems, officials said at a press conference on Saturday. | The 26-year-old man was also suffering from mental health problems, officials said at a press conference on Saturday. |
| It is not yet clear what the suspect's motivations were. | It is not yet clear what the suspect's motivations were. |
| The attack happened in the Barmbek region in the north of the city in a branch of Edeka, Germany's largest supermarket chain. | |
| Police praised the courage of the three men who followed the attacker after video footage emerged of passers-by using chairs as shields to corner the suspect. | Police praised the courage of the three men who followed the attacker after video footage emerged of passers-by using chairs as shields to corner the suspect. |
| Eyewitnesses said that members of the public shouted at the man in Arabic to drop the knife. | |
| One eyewitness suggested on German TV that the knife used in the attack was about 50cm (20 in) long. | |
| A 50-year-old woman and four men aged between 19 and 64 were stabbed, while a 35-year-old man was injured while helping overcome the suspect. |