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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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Grafing mayor: Town is in shock over railway attack

A phone left on the floor at the scene of Tuesday's fatal knife attack at a German train station Credit: Reuters

Grafing mayor Angelika Obermayr has said that residents are in shock after a fatal knife attack at a railway station in the "quiet little town."

Something like this is completely new and has shaken people deeply - it is something you only see on television.

That it has happened here is completely incomprehensible.

– Grafing mayor Angelika Obermayr speaking to N-TV

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