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2016-07-18 Europe

German train 'axe attack': Many reported hurt

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Posted by Steve White 2016-07-18 17:03|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ] Top

#1 Cleary we need a background check and a three day waiting period on axe purchases.

Posted by Raj 2016-07-18 17:08|| 2016-07-18 17:08|| Front Page Top

#2 We don't know the motive...

Posted by Raj 2016-07-18 17:14|| 2016-07-18 17:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Just setting the tone here; take it away, Rantburgers!

Posted by Raj 2016-07-18 17:15|| 2016-07-18 17:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Very little info available up to now, many rumors.

Posted by European Conservative 2016-07-18 17:17|| 2016-07-18 17:17|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2016-07-18 17:36|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2016-07-18 18:36|| Front Page Top

#7 17yo Afghan. Shot dead by police.

Posted by European Conservative 2016-07-18 18:37|| 2016-07-18 18:37|| Front Page Top

#8 A 17yo Afghan, or one of those 32yo 17yo Afghans?

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-07-18 18:43|| 2016-07-18 18:43|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2016-07-18 18:46|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2016-07-18 18:53|| Front Page Top

#11 Somebody 'axed' him if he was Muslim.

Posted by Skidmark 2016-07-18 19:07|| 2016-07-18 19:07|| Front Page Top

#12 He is tod to have shouted Allah Akbar.

Posted by JFM 2016-07-18 19:28|| 2016-07-18 19:28|| Front Page Top

#13 Allah Axbar, JFM?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2016-07-18 20:18|| 2016-07-18 20:18|| Front Page Top

#14 Guess it's those pesky Amish again, right?

Posted by Barbara 2016-07-18 20:49|| 2016-07-18 20:49|| Front Page Top

#15 And yet no calls from the Left for Kife-n-Axe Control ...

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-07-18 23:28|| 2016-07-18 23:28|| Front Page Top

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