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18th Jul 2016

Axe-wielding man attacks passengers on train in Germany (Reports)

Alan Loughnane

Horrible news from Germany.

UPDATE:

A number of people have reportedly been injured in an attack by a man with an axe on a train in Germany.

Some local media initially reported that at least 20 people were injured in the attack on a train in the city of Wurzburg in south Germany.

But the Main Post newspaper reported that three people were seriously hurt, one slightly injured and 14 others left suffering from shock.

According to the Sky News, the suspect has been shot dead by Police.

Several of the victims are in a serious condition following the attack.

 

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