Man Allegedly Shouts Allahu Akbar While Stabbing Rail Passengers In Munich

Admin 10-May-2016 13:57:11 Inothernews

A man attacked passengers with a knife at a train station in the Munich area in southern Germany early on Tuesday, leaving four people with life-threatening injuries, Bavarian radio reported. Police were checking witness statements that the man shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great) during the attack, Bayerischer Rundfunk reported.

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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 neighboring France and Belgium have experienced.