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Three seriously injured in knife attack on train in Germany | Three seriously injured in knife attack on train in Germany |
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There was a heavy police presence after the train was halted at a station | There was a heavy police presence after the train was halted at a station |
Three people have been seriously injured in a knife attack on a high-speed train in southern Germany. | Three people have been seriously injured in a knife attack on a high-speed train in southern Germany. |
Police arrested the alleged attacker, a 27-year-old Syrian man, shortly after the attack on a train travelling between the cities of Regensburg and Nuremberg in Bavaria. | Police arrested the alleged attacker, a 27-year-old Syrian man, shortly after the attack on a train travelling between the cities of Regensburg and Nuremberg in Bavaria. |
The motive for the attack, at around 09:00 (08:00 GMT), remains unclear. | The motive for the attack, at around 09:00 (08:00 GMT), remains unclear. |
None of the injuries is thought to be life-threatening. Several hundred passengers were evacuated. | None of the injuries is thought to be life-threatening. Several hundred passengers were evacuated. |
The train was halted at the station of Seubersdorf, roughly 70km (43m) south of Nuremberg, where the man was arrested. | The train was halted at the station of Seubersdorf, roughly 70km (43m) south of Nuremberg, where the man was arrested. |
According to the German newspaper Bild, the arrested man had entered Germany in 2014 and was suffering from "psychological problems". | According to the German newspaper Bild, the arrested man had entered Germany in 2014 and was suffering from "psychological problems". |