Germany: two dead in a stabbing attack on a regional train


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German police said on Wednesday that at least two people had been killed and several injured in a knife attack on a regional train in northern Germany. The alleged perpetrator was arrested at Brokstedt station, where the regional train was immobilized. The motive for the attack has not yet been established.

At least two people were killed and several injured in a stabbing attack, the alleged perpetrator of which was arrested, on a regional train in northern Germany, police said on Wednesday. The attack took place on Wednesday afternoon on a regional train from Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein) to Hamburg, said a Flensburg police spokesman. The alleged perpetrator was arrested at Brokstedt station, where the regional train was immobilized. The motive for the attack has not yet been established, according to the police.

Important device deployed around the station

A large array of police vehicles and ambulances has been deployed around the station, according to photos published by the daily Picture. Deutsche Bahn has announced that trains will be canceled on main lines.

The German authorities have remained on the alert in recent years in the face of the jihadist threat, particularly since a ram truck attack claimed by the Islamic State group which killed 12 people in December 2016 in Berlin. This jihadist attack is the deadliest ever committed on German soil. Another threat hangs over Germany, embodied by the far right, after several deadly attacks in recent years targeting community or religious places.



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