One dead in Munich station stabbing attack by man shouting Allahu Akbar - reports

Record ID: 104209

  • Title: One dead in Munich station stabbing attack by man shouting Allahu Akbar - reports
  • Date: 10th May 2016
  • Summary: MUNICH, GERMANY (MAY 10, 2016) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF GRAFING STATION STATION SIGN POLICE OFFICERS AT SCENE ABANDONED BICYCLE LYING IN ROAD NEAR STATION POLICE VEHICLES AT THE SCENE/ STATION EXTERIOR POLICE TRAIN AT STATION PLATFORM SEALED OFF WITH POLICE TAPE
  • Embargoed: 25th May 2016 08:38
  • Keywords: Rail passengers stabbing Munich station
  • Location: MUNICH, GERMANY
  • City: MUNICH, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,International/National Security
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014H855QF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A man attacked passengers with a knife at a train station in the Munich area in southern Germany early on Tuesday (May 10), leaving four people with life-threatening injuries, Bavarian radio reported. German broadcaster ARD later reported one of the victims had died.
    Police were checking witness statements that the man shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great) during the attack, Bayerischer Rundfunk reported.
    German media said police had arrested the perpetrator and that the victims were men. Police were not immediately reachable for comment when contacted by Reuters.
    Germany, which is playing a supporting role in the fight against Islamic State, has not suffered a major attack by Islamist militants the like of which neighbouring France and Belgium have experienced.
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