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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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German knife attacker 'not very co-operative'

A knife attacker who killed a man and injured three others at train station in Germany this morning had "an apparent Islamist motive" and is "not very co-operative" with police, AFP reports.

Forensics officers examine the scene at Grafing station near Munich Credit: RTV

The 27-year-old male attacker, a German national, began stabbing people at Grafing station, around 20 miles from Munich, at 4:50am local time.

One person was attacked in front of the train, while two cyclists also sustained minor injuries, Hans-Peter Kammerer, Spokesman for local Bavarian police said.

Witnesses had said he yelled "Allahu Akbar" ("God is Greatest") during the attack.

Forensics officers at the scene of the fatal stabbing this morning Credit: RTV

One man later died in hospital, where three more victims are being treated for seriously injuries.

Prosecutors said the "assailant made remarks at the scene of the crime that indicate a political motive - apparently an Islamist motive."

"We are still determining what the exact remarks were," a spokesman added.

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