Bavarian Interior Ministry officials told a Bavarian radio broadcaster that the suspect was a 17-year-old Afghan citizen. The attack occurred on a commuter line near the Bavarian city of Wuerzburg, news accounts said. An ax-wielding assailant attacked passengers late Monday aboard a train in southern Germany, injuring at least four people, local news reports said. The assailant fled the train and was killed by police, the Frankfurter Allgemeine said, citing Bavarian officials. Three of victims were said to be critically injured, the newspaper said.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 18, 2016 21:10 UTC