Knife & Gun Attack in Cologne Injures One; Terror Angle Ruled Out

One person was seriously wounded in a knife and gun attack in Cologne, Germany.

Policewomen at the site of the attack in Cologne, Germany. (Photo: AP)

• One person was seriously injured in an early-morning attack in Cologne, Germany, on Monday. There is no evidence of it being a terrorism-related attack, according to the local police.
  
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• The incident including several suspects was described as a knife and gun attack by a local newspaper. The police found blood and broken pieces of glass at the crime scene.
  
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• There have been a series of indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Germany in the recent past. Islamic State claimed two of those attacks and a mass shooting in Munich was initially thought to be a terrorist activity.
  

(With inputs from Reuters)