German emergency services workers work in the area where a man with an axe attacked passengers on a train near the city of Wuerzburg, Germany early July 19, 2016. "The attacker appears to have been a 17-year-old Afghan who has been living in Ochsenfurt for some time," Herrmann said. Photo: Reuters/Kai PfaffenbachA 17-year-old Afghan refugee wielding an ax and a knife attacked passengers on a train in southern Germany on Monday evening, severely wounding four, before he was shot dead by police, the interior minister for the state of Bavaria said. The attacker fled the train when it halted at a station on the outskirts of Wuerzburg. "He suddenly attacked passengers with a knife and an ax, critically injuring several.

Source: Thanhnien News July 19, 2016 00:22 UTC