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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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Scene of fatal knife attack at railway station in Germany

Images from the scene of this morning's fatal knife attack at a suburban train station near Munich show how a bike was left discarded in the middle of the road as commuters fled the attack.

A bike lies discarded at the scene of a fatal knife attack at a suburban train station near Munich Credit: RTV

A man began stabbing people "indiscriminately" at Grafing station, around 20 miles from Munich, at 4:50am this morning.

One man has died and three more victims - said to be men - are seriously injured in hospital.

The attacker is said to have shouted shouted "Allahu Akbar" - Arabic for "God is great" - during the stabbings.

He was overpowered and arrested.

A railway platform cordoned off by police this morning after the attack Credit: APTN
Police at the scene in Grafing
Police are at the scene of the attack Credit: RTV
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