February 20, 2026 01:55 pm (IST)
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Germany: Afghan refugee attacks passenger with axe in train, several injured
Berlin, July 19 (IBNS) Several people were injured as an Afghan refugee attacked a train in southern Germany with axe and knife on Monday, media reports said.
The attacker was later shot dead by the police.
Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann was quoted as saying by BBC that the attacker was killed as he tried to flee the scene
Herrmann said the Afghan refugee was living in Ochsenfurt town.
The motive of the attack is not known.
Image: Wikimedia Commons
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