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Europe
German train 'axe attack': Many reported hurt
2016-07-18
More than 20 people in Germany have been injured after a man with an axe went on the rampage on a train, German media report.

A police operation including a helicopter is under way in Heidingsfeld, a part of the city of Wurzburg in southern Germany.

Local media (in German) wrote that 21 people had been injured and a suspect appeared to have been shot. The train line between Wurzburg-Heidingsfeld and Ochsenfurt is closed.

The German news agency DPA reported that the police said some of the victims' injuries were life-threatening.
Not clear if this is a terrorist or a crazy person (those are not mutually exclusive). More to come. Remember the 48 hour rule, and remember that the MSM frequently gets it wrong.
Posted by:Steve White

#15  And yet no calls from the Left for Kife-n-Axe Control ...
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2016-07-18 23:28  

#14  Guess it's those pesky Amish again, right?
Posted by: Barbara   2016-07-18 20:49  

#13  Allah Axbar, JFM?
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2016-07-18 20:18  

#12  He is tod to have shouted Allah Akbar.
Posted by: JFM   2016-07-18 19:28  

#11  Somebody 'axed' him if he was Muslim.
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-07-18 19:07  

#10  From a tv interview with the Bavarian interior minister:

The attacker came to Germany about a year ago. His status was that of an 'unaccompanied minor refugee.'
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2016-07-18 18:53  

#9  Deutsche Welle has the same information in English:

A police operation is underway in the German town of Heidingsfeld, part of the southern city of Würzburg, after a man launched an attack on a regional passenger train at around 9.15pm local time (1915 UTC) on Monday.

Three people were seriously injured and a fourth suffered light injuries. Another 14 people were reportedly held up in the train.

Bavarian Interior Ministry Joachim Hermann confirmed in a televised interview that the suspect was a 17-year-old Afghan refugee who had been staying in Ochsenfurt where he boarded the train.

The teenager reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" before launching the attack using a knife and axe. He was shot dead by police in Heidingsfeld as he attempted to flee the scene.

Sudden Jihad Syndrome in the approved manner.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-07-18 18:46  

#8  A 17yo Afghan, or one of those 32yo 17yo Afghans?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2016-07-18 18:43  

#7  17yo Afghan. Shot dead by police.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-07-18 18:37  

#6  The perp was a 17 y/o Afghan. 3 persons were severely injured, one person was lightly injured.

The Afghan was shot and killed by the police as he was fleeing.

link to article in German
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2016-07-18 18:36  

#5  Axe not what your country can do for you, axe what you can do for your country.

Or Islam. Or whatever craze, cult or whackjob idea that's trending on Facebook now.
Posted by: SteveS   2016-07-18 17:36  

#4  Very little info available up to now, many rumors.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-07-18 17:17  

#3  Just setting the tone here; take it away, Rantburgers!
Posted by: Raj   2016-07-18 17:15  

#2  We don't know the motive...
Posted by: Raj   2016-07-18 17:14  

#1  Cleary we need a background check and a three day waiting period on axe purchases.
Posted by: Raj   2016-07-18 17:08  

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