Afghan refugee shot dead after train attack in Germany
German police have shot dead a young Afghan refugee after he attacked passengers on a train with an axe and a knife, seriously wounding three people, Aljazeera reports.
According to the source, several others were also hurt in the attack on a train on Monday night near the southern city of Wuerzburg, police said, adding the teenager was killed as he tried to flee.
Joachim Herrmann, the interior minister of Bavaria state, said the attacker was a 17-year-old Afghan who had lived in nearby Ochsenfurt.
“He suddenly attacked passengers with a knife and an axe, critically injuring several. Some of them may now be fighting for their lives,” Herrmann said.
Among those injured were four people from Hong Kong, according to the South China Morning Post.