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| Man arrested after knife attack in Munich | Man arrested after knife attack in Munich |
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| German police have arrested a man in Munich after four people were lightly injured by a knife attacker. | German police have arrested a man in Munich after four people were lightly injured by a knife attacker. |
| Police said the suspect lashed out at five men and one woman around Rosenheimer Platz in the east of the city, but missed two of his targets. | Police said the suspect lashed out at five men and one woman around Rosenheimer Platz in the east of the city, but missed two of his targets. |
| A police spokeswoman said the detained man strongly resembled descriptions given by witnesses at the scene. | A police spokeswoman said the detained man strongly resembled descriptions given by witnesses at the scene. |
| The suspect is said to have started attacking passers-by shortly after 06:00 local time (04:00 GMT). | |
| "We have arrested a person who very strongly resembles the description by witnesses, but we cannot confirm that he is the attacker," Munich police spokesman Marcus da Gloria Martins said. | "We have arrested a person who very strongly resembles the description by witnesses, but we cannot confirm that he is the attacker," Munich police spokesman Marcus da Gloria Martins said. |
| Martins added that police had not been able to establish any motive for the attack. None of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries. | Martins added that police had not been able to establish any motive for the attack. None of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries. |
| Witness accounts described the suspect as a man in his 40s, unshaven, with grey trousers and a green tracksuit top and carrying a backpack and sleeping mat. | Witness accounts described the suspect as a man in his 40s, unshaven, with grey trousers and a green tracksuit top and carrying a backpack and sleeping mat. |
| Police said he fled the scene on a bicycle. | Police said he fled the scene on a bicycle. |