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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 stabbing suspect may not be 'mentally fit' to stand trial

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The suspect in a train station stabbing in Germany may not be capable of being held criminally responsible for the attack, investigators say.

Senior police official Lothar Koehler said that the suspect made a "rather confused impression" when questioned, and had taken off his shoes because "he felt bugs on his feet that had caused blisters and were generating intense heat."

He added that there are indications that the man may have taken drugs two days prior to the attack.

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