In the inner city of Wurzburg, a man attacked several passersby with a knife. The police speak of three dead and several injured. The alleged 24-year-old perpetrator is from Somalia. He was shot and wounded by police during the arrest.
The French blog, FDesouche has a partial video of the attack, which can be accessed here.
*Update: The Stuttgarter Nachrichten reports that according to witnesses, the suspect was shouting, "Allahu akhbar" during the attack.
Ein Zeuge gab Herrmann zufolge an, der Verdächtige habe bei der Tat „Allahu Akbar“ (deutsch: Gott ist groß) gerufen.
Translation: According to Hermann, a witness, the suspect shouted, "Allahu Akhbar" (God is Great) during the act.
The below article from Deutsche Welle is translated by Fousesquawk. (Note: The tweets are not translated.)
https://www.dw.com/de/angreifer-sticht-in-w%C3%BCrzburg-passanten-nieder/a-58052290
Attacker stabs passersby in Wurzburg
Caption: Heavily armed police secure Wurzburg inner city
In Wurzburg, a man has apparently randomly attacked passersby and killed several people. As for the alleged perpetrator, he is, according to police information, a 24-year-old man from Somalia. He was living in Wurzburg, a spokesperson added.
The police confirmed three dead victims in a short press release on Twitter.
According to reports, the attacker was stopped by a shot in the leg. According to media reports, the attack was triggered by a fight between the alleged perpetrator and a woman. She is among the five injured, it is further reported.
Attacker was in psychiatric care
In the meantime, Bavarian's Interior Minister, Joachim Hermann has arrived in the Lower Franconian city, which, with its 130,000 residents, lies between Munich and Frankfurt am Main. He confirmed reports, according to which, the alleged perpetrator, who was arrested, had been in psychiatric care. The inner city of Wurzburg has been widely cordoned off.
Caption below photo: Ambulances near scene of crime
"We have no indication of other perpetrators," says a police spokesperson. At the same time, the police are calling for restraint in social media. On Twitter, they appealed to the population:
On social media, the first videos were seen shortly after the act, which apparently showed the incident in Wurzburg.
Minister-President Markus Söder spoke of an appalling and shocking news. "We grieve with the victims and their families," the Bavarian government head wrote on Twitter.
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