The news is just breaking that a man armed with a knife and an axe has attacked and wounded approximately 15 persons on a train in the Wuerzburg area of Germany. The attacker was shot dead by police as he tried to escape.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/07/18/at-least-15-people-reportedly-injured-in-axe-attack-on-train-in-germany.html
According to the Frankfurter Allgemeine, the Bavrian interior minister has stated that the attacker was a 17-year-old Afghan. It is also reported that he came to Germany without his parents and was living with a family in the Wuerzburg area.The below report is in German. His name has not yet been released.
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/angreifer-nach-attacke-von-der-polizei-erschossen-14347135.html
Authorities also cannot say what his motive was or his connection with Islam.
But I think we can figure that out.
*Update: Hat tip Jihad Watch and The Mirror
Attacker was reportedly shouting, "Allahu Akhbar!" as he charged at passengers.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/germany-train-axe-attack-live-8445573
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