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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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Victims of German train station knife attack

A forensics officer examines the scene of a fatal stabbing in Grafing, near Munich Credit: PA

One man is dead and three more are in hospital after being stabbed at a railway station near Munich.

The attacker is said to have shouted Allahu Akbar" - Arabic for "God is great" - as he "indiscriminately" targeted people with a 10-centimetre knife at the suburban station in Grafing.

Here's what we know about the victims so far:

  • A 56-year-old man has died in hospital
  • Three other men aged 43, 55 and 58, are in hospital with knife wounds
  • One of the men was stabbed on the train, another on the railway platform
  • Two male cyclists were stabbed at the entrance to the station
  • One was a newspaper delivery worker, who was stabbed in the back
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One dead and three injured in knife attack at German train station

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