Man who attacked train passengers in Germany shot dead
Police have shot dead a man who injured multiple people on a train in southern Germany with what media reports said was an axe.
The dpa news agency reported that Wuerzburg police said the man attacked passengers on a regional train in Bavaria with "blunt and slashing" weapons and several people possibly had life-threatening injuries.
They would not comment on the German media reports that the man had attacked passengers with an axe.
The Bavarian interior ministry confirmed that police had shot and killed the attacker.
Breaking #Germany #train axe attack leaves 20+ people wounded,attacker killed by police. pic.twitter.com/M4qj9ehEIH
— Maurice Schleepen (@MauriceSchleepe) July 18, 2016
Man wielding axe injures more than 20 people on German train. Shot dead. https://t.co/fHgVFaJoDp #7News https://t.co/Q6jHDnOLPy
— 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) July 18, 2016
World is up to no good again. Now it's Germany - Axe-Wielding Attacker Injures 15 On Train https://t.co/JRNWrtw56p pic.twitter.com/xpoZ7k9Axk
— #DevonHour (@Devon_Hour) July 18, 2016
