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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 Police: No evidence stabbing suspect part of Islamic extremist network

German Police have said there is no evidence a stabbing suspect who was arrested this morning had any accomplices or was part of any Islamic extremist network.

One person was killed and three injured in a knife attack at a train station near Munich, with witnesses reporting the suspect shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the stabbings.

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