(ANSA) - BERLIN, 09 SEPT - A man armed with a knife injured two people last night in a southern German city, before being shot to death by the police who claim to investigate a possible "Islamist or terrorist context".
The 30-year-old attacked several passers-by "with at least a knife" near the station of Ansbach, a town in Bavaria not far from Nuremberg, according to a statement by the local police.
Two people were injured but are not life threatening, according to the same source.
During the police intervention, the attacker "attacked the agents", who opened fire and fatally wounded him.
According to witnesses, "the man also shouted 'Allahakbar' several times", the police specify, stating that they are investigating to find out "whether what happened has a link with an Islamist or terrorist context".
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