Bavaria
Man attacks passers-by with knife – police shoot him down
The police in Bavaria shot a knife attacker (symbol image)
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In Ansbach, a man attacked passers-by near the train station and also used a knife. The police shot him.
After an attack on several passers-by, a man was shot by the police near the train station in Ansbach. On Thursday around 6 p.m. there was a police use of firearms, said a police spokesman. The man had previously attacked several passers-by immediately south of the train station and also used a knife before the police stopped him.