4 injured in stabbing at Munich train station; 1 person arrested

The unidentified suspect attempted to stab six people, police said.

ByABC News
October 21, 2017, 7:33 AM
The Munich Fire Brigade tweeted this photo of the scene where a man stabbed five people in Munich, Germany, on Oct. 21, 2017, at Rosenheimer Platz train station.
The Munich Fire Brigade tweeted this photo of the scene where a man stabbed five people in Munich, Germany, on Oct. 21, 2017, at Rosenheimer Platz train station.
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— -- One person has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of four people in a train station in Munich, Germany, police said.

The unidentified suspect attempted to stab six people Saturday morning at the Rosenheimer Platz train station. Four were injured, authorities said.

After the attack, the perpetrator fled the scene, according to police. It is not clear if the person arrested is the suspected assailant.

Authorities released a description of the suspect as they searched for him.

"Description of the suspect: a man about 40 years, riding a black bike; wearing gray trousers, green training jacket, backpack+ sleeping mat," Munich police tweeted. "Update to description of the suspect: corpulent figure, short middle-blond hair, unshaven. #RosenheimerPlatz."

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