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Three people have been stabbed following an incident in Ravensburg, Germany.

Police arrested one man in connection with the attack at the town's Marienplatz square at 4.20pm on Friday.

The alleged assailant is a 19-year-old asylum seeker from Afghanistan and is reported to have attacked two young Syrian men, aged 19 and 20, and a 56-year-old German citizen.

One of the victims is being treated for life-threatening injuries.

A police statement said the incident was carried out for 'unknown reasons' and is not being treated as terror-related.

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Footage from the scene showed a man gesticulating and waving a knife as another man stood nearby.

The attacker is believed to have stormed the square where he began his attack, according local news website Schwaebische.

The Lord Mayor of Ravensburg is believed to have intervened in the attack and urged the 19-year-old to drop the knife.

After complying with the demands, the Afghan male was arrested at the scene by a police officer.

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A police statement read: For unknown reasons, a 19-year-old asylum seeker from Afghanistan has injured three people with a knife at 4:20 pm on Marienplatz this afternoon, one of them life-threatening.

"According to previous police findings, the suspect had first stabbed two passers-by at a bus stop in Charlottenstraße and then moved away in the direction of Frauentor to stab a man another 50 meters away.

"A ongoing criminal investigation is underway to determine the exact course of events"

Ravensburg, located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, is an historic town with 50,000 residents and is a popular destination amongst tourists due to its well-preserved medieval buildings.