Munich attack: One dead after attacker shouting 'Allahu akbar' stabs rail passengers

One person has been killed and several injured in a knife attack by a suspected Islamist at a railway station near Munich. The suspect reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” (“God is great”) as he started stabbing passers-by in the town of Grafing, to the south-east of the German city.

The attack took place in the early hours of Tuesday and the suspected perpetrator was arrested shortly afterwards.
The attacker was identified a 27-year-old German called Paul H, from Giessen in the state of Hesse.

 

 

Among the victim was a newspaper delivery worker who was stabbed in the back during the "indiscriminate" assault. The attack started on an S-Bahn train, where the first victim was injured, before the man stabbed another person inside the station and targeted two cyclists, witnesses told local media.
A spokesperson at the Bavarian state criminal investigation office told The Independent a 50-year-old man was initially in a critical condition but died later in hospital. Three other men aged 43, 55, and 58 were seriously injured, with one in a life-threatening condition.
 
A spokesperson for the state prosecutor's office confirmed that the attack was believed to have an "Islamist background" but could not give any further details.

Isis has also issued propaganda directed at supporters in the country, including one video calling for them to travel to Syria or wage terror attacks at home.
A German-born militant who grew up in the UK appeared in the footage and spoke about the "staged" experience in an exclusive interview with The Independent.
The video showed a jihadist calling on supporters, in German, to “pick up a big knife, go down to the streets and slaughter every infidel you encounter”.
Authorities have not confirmed any link between the attack in Grafing and Isis.