The attack happened around 9:15 pm local time on the train, which runs between Treuchlingen and Wuerzburg in Bavaria. BERLIN — German police have shot dead a 17-year-old Afghan refugee after he attacked train passengers with an axe and a knife, seriously wounding four in what one official said was a "probable" Islamist attack. "It is quite probable that this was an Islamist attack," said a ministry spokesman, adding that the assailant had shouted "Allahu akbar" (God is greatest). Hermann later said that the teenager was shot when he attacked police while trying to escape the scene. Merkel’s popularity has rebounded recently but the attack in Bavaria is likely to revive political tensions.

Source: Viet Nam News July 19, 2016 04:07 UTC