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BREAKING NEWS: Man, said to be shouting "Allahu Akbar" attacks in Munich

Local media reports say a man, said to be shouting "Allahu Akbar", attacked rail passengers with a knife at a Munich train station, killing one and injuring three others.

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A man has attacked passengers with a knife at a train station in the Munich area in southern Germany, leaving one person dead and three with life-threatening injuries, according to German broadcaster ARD .

Police were checking witness statements that the man shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the attack, Bayerischer Rundfunk reported.

German police confirmed several people had been stabbed at a station near Munich. They said four or five people were wounded, one of them seriously.

German media said the victims were men.

Police spokeswoman Michaela Grob said a man was arrested and authorities are working to identify him.

The incident happened in Grafing, east of Munich, shortly before 5am on Tuesday.


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