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.
