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After the knife attack in the ICE Passau-Hamburg, the investigators no longer rule out an Islamist background for the crime.
The public prosecutor in Munich announced that propaganda videos by the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) were found on the accused.
In addition, content on the 27-year-old's Facebook account points in this direction.
On November 6, the man suddenly attacked fellow passengers on the train with a knife and injured four people, some seriously.
So far, the authorities had assumed that the man was mentally disturbed.
He was taken to a psychiatric hospital after the crime.
At the time of the offense, an expert judged him to be incapable of guilt.
For a final assessment of this question, however, a detailed report must be drawn up, the public prosecutor has now declared.
In the meantime, the documents that have been seized will be further evaluated.
Other witnesses are also to be heard.
ptz / dpa / Reuters