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Securing evidence in Ansbach
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After an attack on several passers-by, a man was shot by the police near the train station in Ansbach and fatally injured.
On Thursday around 6 p.m. there was a police use of firearms, said a police spokesman.
As a result, the suspected attacker was injured so badly that he died on the spot despite immediate resuscitation measures.
The alleged perpetrator shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is great").
However, it cannot yet be confirmed whether there is a terrorist or Islamist background: "It is being examined intensively."
Police: "We know who he is."
The person who was shot was a 30-year-old man.
For tactical reasons, they do not want to give more details, the police said.
"But we know who he is." Investigations and searches are currently underway in the man's environment.
According to the police south of the station, the man attacked several passers-by and injured at least two people with a knife.
It cannot currently be ruled out that the 30-year-old attacked passers-by indiscriminately.
According to the police, several alarmed patrol crews managed to stop the man.
When he attacked the officers, the police used firearms.
The two injured passers-by were not in mortal danger, according to the police.
The police officers were unharmed.
The crime scene was cordoned off on Thursday evening for forensic investigations.
Police called on witnesses to what happened to come forward.
atb/dpa/AFP
