Syrian Refugee Kills Woman in Munich, Injures Two; Arrested

The attack comes on the heels of an attack carried out by an 18-year-old in Munich, who killed nine people.

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A police officer arrests the man who is believed to have carried out the attack that left one dead and two injured. (Photo: AP)
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A Syrian man killed a woman with a machete and wounded two others Sunday outside a bus station in the southwestern German city of Reutlingen before being arrested. Police said there were no indications pointing to terrorism.

Police standing next to the machete used by the attacker. (Photo: AP)

Police spokesman Bjoern Reusch told the press that witnesses said the 21-year-old asylum-seeker, who was known to the police, was having an argument with the woman before attacking her about 4:30 pm. The suspect, whose name was not released, wounded another woman and a man as he fled.

Investigators are still trying to ascertain the motive behind the attack, but Reusch said “there are no indications this was a terrorist act.”

Police arresting the man believed to be the attacker. (Photo: AP)

The Bild newspaper reported the woman worked at the kebab stand, near where confrontation took place.

The attack comes as Germany is on edge following a rampage at a Munich mall on Friday night by an 18-year-old who suffered psychological problems in which nine people were killed, and an axe attack on a train a week ago that left five wounded in southern Germany, for which ISIS has claimed responsibility.

Police cordoning off the area of the attack. (Photo: AP)

Some Germans are also fearful of any signs of a rise in crime or lawlessness after the country registered some 1 million asylum-seekers last year.

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