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One dead and three injured in knife attack at German train station

One person has been killed and three injured in a knife attack at a train station near Munich.

Witnesses said that the suspected attacker shouted "Allahu Akbar" - Arabic for "God is great" - during the stabbings, but police say there is no evidence he was part of an Islamic extremist network.

The man was arrested shortly after the attack in Grafing at around 4:50am local time. Officials have said that the 27-year-old, named locally as Paul H., has "mental health and drug problems," according to AFP.

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One dead after knife attack at Munich's Grafing station

The scene at the station in Grafing near Munich Credit: RTV

One victim of this morning's knife attack at a train station in Germany has died, police have confirmed to NBC News.

At least four men were left with "life-threatening" injuries in the attack by a man at a station in Grafing, near Munich, at around 4:50am local time.

The attacker is said to have shouted Allahu akbar" - Arabic for "God is great" - as he targeted people at the suburban station "indiscriminately."

Police said the motive may be "political," AFP reported.

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