Several injured in knife attack on German train

Police official says a suspect has been arrested following the incident

German police secure the main train station in Munich, Germany, January 1, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

FRANKFURT:

Several people were injured in a knife attack on an express train between the south German cities of Regensburg and Nuremberg on Saturday and a male suspect has been arrested, police said.

"There has been an attack on an ICE (Intercity-Express) train and police shortly afterwards arrested a male person, and several people were injured," a spokesperson for the Oberpfalz police authority said.

The online edition of the daily Bild said earlier that three people were injured on the train.

Also read: Three killed, five seriously injured in Germany knife attack

There was no evidence that other attackers were at large, the police spokesperson said.

Police said the attack happened around 0800 GMT in the district of Neumarkt and the train was stationary at Seubersdorf southeast of Regensburg.

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