German train 'axe attack': Many reported hurt

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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.
It said police would not comment on reports that the suspect had been shot.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36827725
 
A man wielding an axe and a knife has been shot dead after injuring at least 15 people in a rampage on a train in Germany.

Several of the victims are in a serious condition, police spokesman Fabien Hench told Sky News.

The attack took place between Ochsenfurt und Wuerzburg-Heidingsfeld train stations in Bavaria at around 21.15 local time.

At least 15 people have been injured in the attack

The attacker was shot dead by police as he tried to flee the scene, the spokesman said.

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http://news.sky.com/story/axe-wielding-attacker-injures-15-on-train-10505574
 
July had the Baghdad bombings, the Bangladesh hostages, the Dallas shootings, Nice attack, Turkey coup :sick:
 
A 17 year-old Afghan boy?

A case of simply trying to axe someone directions to the Allah Snackbar?
 
Arthur said:
Shame man. A 17-year-old Afghan boy, an unaccompanied refugee.
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shame man, merkel says to welcome them while shes safe in her house. its all gonna be okay...

reminds me of some old alien invasion mini-series and movies.
 
Very sad. The alienation. The rage. The existentional pain. No-one is born that way. Behind the horror is a sad story of a boy let down by men.
 
Man attacks passengers with axe and knife on train in Germany

A man armed with an axe has attacked around 20 passengers on a train in northern Bavaria, according to local police.

Three people were seriously injured and one person sustained lightinjuries before the attacker was shot by police, a police spokesperson told local newspaper Main Post.

According to Bavaria’s interior minister, Joachim Herrmann, the attacker was a 17-year-old Afghan citizen.
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More at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ple-injured-in-axe-attack-on-train-in-germany
 
What is an Afghan to do surrounded by all these freedoms.
 
Solarion said:
What is an Afghan to do surrounded by all these freedoms.
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These people have such a cool way of showing their appreciation huh ........ savages.
 
Arthur said:
Very sad. The alienation. The rage. The existentional pain. No-one is born that way. Behind the horror is a sad story of a boy let down by men.
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Can't quite tell if you're being sarky or not, Arthur.
The mis-spelling of "existential" tips me that you are.:)
 
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