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26 Jun 2021 02:12AM(Updated: 26 Jun 2021 02:54AM)
"The man, who lives in Wuerzburg, was hit by a police bullet but his life is not in danger," police added on Twitter.
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"The attacker was overpowered after the police used firearms. There are several injured as well as fatalities," said police on Twitter, without giving details on the suspect's motives.
German news outlets reported that the suspect had attacked people in the city-centre with a knife.
Police were able to arrest the man after shooting him in the leg, the Bild newspaper reported, adding that at least three people were killed and six others injured.
While the motive and full identity of the perpetrator have not yet been established, Germany has been on high alert after several deadly Islamist extremist attacks
3 killed in Germany attack by Somalian man: Police
Police cars attend the scene of an incident in Wuerzburg, Germany, Friday Jun 25, 2021. German police say several people have been killed and others injured in a knife attack in the southern city of Wuerzburg on Friday. (Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa via AP)26 Jun 2021 02:12AM(Updated: 26 Jun 2021 02:54AM)
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BERLIN: A 24-year-old Somalian man killed three people on Friday (Jun 25) in an attack in the southern German city of Wuerzburg that also left several others injured, some of them seriously, police said."The man, who lives in Wuerzburg, was hit by a police bullet but his life is not in danger," police added on Twitter.
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"The attacker was overpowered after the police used firearms. There are several injured as well as fatalities," said police on Twitter, without giving details on the suspect's motives.
German news outlets reported that the suspect had attacked people in the city-centre with a knife.
Police were able to arrest the man after shooting him in the leg, the Bild newspaper reported, adding that at least three people were killed and six others injured.
While the motive and full identity of the perpetrator have not yet been established, Germany has been on high alert after several deadly Islamist extremist attacks