'An apparent Islamist motive': Here's what we know now about the Munich knife attack

A 27-year-old German man with a knife killed one and injured “several others” in an attack on a train near Munich this morning. According to multiple news outlets, the suspect shouted “Allahu Akbar” before the attack:

BREAKING: Knife-wielding suspected Islamist screaming 'Allahu Akbar' kills 1 and leaves several others injured.https://t.co/JNKmy4EFMb

— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) May 10, 2016

Munich knife attack: One man dead after attacker heard shouting 'Allahu Akbar' knifes rail passengers https://t.co/II5XvjPPjb

— Telegraph Breaking News (@TelegraphNews) May 10, 2016

VIDEO – Munich knife attack: one man dead and several injured by attacker shouting "Allahu Akbar” https://t.co/5WvwsdszLr

— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) May 10, 2016

The attack happened at the Grafting train station south-east of Muncih:

#ALLEMAGNE selon le parquet, l'attaque au couteau près de Munich a un mobile "a priori islamiste" #grafting pic.twitter.com/GSKrfwgiMo

— Breaking 216 (@breaking216) May 10, 2016

According to officials, the attack may have been “politically motivated” but not details have been released.

Guardian:

One person has died and three others have been injured after a man launched a knife attack at a train station in southern Germany that prosecutors said had “an apparent Islamist motive”.

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Knife attacks at station near Munich politically motivated, say police – video https://t.co/kforAj81QT

— Guardian World (@guardianworld) May 10, 2016

Everyone blaming the stabbing near Munich on refugees/migrants might be interested to know the suspect is German https://t.co/qBQhnJQD8x

— Lizzie Dearden (@lizziedearden) May 10, 2016

From CNN:

Police have arrested a 27-year-old German man in connection to the attack, a police spokesman said, adding that a political motive could not be ruled out.

According to a witness quoted in The Telegraph, the “train driver intervened at one point, and tried to beat the man off with a fire extinguisher.”

The attacker was overpowered at the scene and the station sealed off https://t.co/d6ZsVfXxgE

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) May 10, 2016

We’ll update this post as soon as we know more.

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