German Police: Syrian Man Kills One, Injures Two In Machete Attack
A 21-year-old Syrian asylum seeker was arrested Sunday in the southern German city of Reutlingen, near Stuttgart, for a machete attack that left one woman dead and two others injured, police said.
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In a statement, police in Reutlingen, located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, said they responded to the city's central bus station after receiving emergency calls around 4:30 p.m. local time regarding a man brandishing a machete and fighting with a woman.
The woman suffered fatal injuries, while another man and woman were also injured in the attack.
Due to quick action by the authorities, the suspect was arrested a few minutes later at the scene.
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"The perpetrator was completely out of his mind," a witness told German publication Bild. "He ran with his machete even behind a patrol car."
"A BMW driver then hit the gas and ran over him. Then he lay prostrate on the ground and did not move," the witness said.
Police have not yet released his name, but have said the suspect is a 21-year-old asylum seeker from Syria and is known to the police.
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Authorities said they believe the man acted alone and there was no continuing threat to people in and around Reutlingen.
According to police, there is no evidence this was a terrorist incident.
However, the incident comes as Germany remains on edge following a week of bloody attacks.
Mourners in Munich on Sunday.
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On Monday evening, an Afghan teenager attacked and injured four tourists from Hong Kong on a German train using an axe. The 17-year-old refugee, who had pledged allegiance to ISIS in a video, was shot dead by police.
On Friday, a German-Iranian teenager opened fire in Munich, killing nine people an injuring 35, before he fatally shot himself. The 18-year-old had no links to ISIS, police said, but had obsessively studied mass shootings and may have planned his attack a year in advance.
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