Breaking news out of Reutlingen, Germany where we’re seeing reports of a machete attack that left one woman dead and two others injured. The unidentified suspect has been arrested:
Update – German media: man arrested after killing a woman and injuring two other people in a machete attack in #Reutlingen near #Stuttgart
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) July 24, 2016
Der Täter wurde festgenommen. #Reutlingen https://t.co/mQb5wc8gqr pic.twitter.com/uGGCcPAUln
— BILD News (@BILD_News) July 24, 2016
Another pic showing the moment the attacker was arrested in #Reutlingen, 1 woman killed and two injured pic.twitter.com/XV1GguwGCy
— Abraxas Spa (@AbraxasSpa) July 24, 2016
#German media say the suspect in the #Reutlingen machete attack has been caught. 1 dead. #BREAKING
— Sarah Harman (@SarahHarmanNBC) July 24, 2016
AHORA | Alemania: el atacante de #Reutlingen fue detenido https://t.co/jyPesh5Ofr pic.twitter.com/QCvGhrkTjW
— Infobae América (@InfobaeAmerica) July 24, 2016
We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.
Update 1. The suspect has been identified as a Syrian refugee:
Reuters is reporting that the man who killed a woman and wounded two other people with a machete in Germany is a Syrian refugee.
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) July 24, 2016
#BREAKING: Syrian refugee kills woman with machete in southern Germany https://t.co/9EcHiajEkN pic.twitter.com/9fPbQkAXH9
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 24, 2016
Syrian refugee arrested after killing woman with machete in Germany: police https://t.co/KI3XP3pRpp
— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) July 24, 2016
Update 2. Apparently, one way to stop a Syrian refugee with a machete is to run him over with a BMW:
https://twitter.com/BostockClive/status/757258846876360704
Update 3. We’re seeing reports that the woman who was killed was pregnant:
UPDATE: German media reporting that the woman who was killed by Syrian refugee was pregnant. Man had been involved in previous incidents.
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) July 24, 2016
Germany's @BILD reports victim of #Reutlingen machete attack was pregnant woman pic.twitter.com/cqXqh4ekbE
— Sarah Harman (@SarahHarmanNBC) July 24, 2016
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