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A driver in a BMW One series hatchback rammed into the man, preventing him from attacking more people on Listplatz road next to the central bus station in Reutlingen near the southern city of Stuttgart just before 4.30pm local time (3.30pm BST). Police arrested the bearded Syrian who was seen with a bloodied forehead as he was pinned down on the ground by officers. Reutlingen police said the man was known to them. The woman who has died is thought to have worked as a cleaner in a nearby kebab shop called Mangal. One of the two injured has been named locally as 22 year old Fatih D.

Twitter The suspect was seen pinned to the ground by police

The man was completely out of his mind. A BMW driver then accelerated and ran over him Eyewitness

An eyewitness told Germany's Bild newspaper: ”The man was completely out of his mind. “He ran with his machete even behind a patrol car. “A BMW driver then accelerated and ran over him. “He then lay prostrate on the ground and did not move.” People were seen fleeing the scene as the man carried out the fatal attack on a warm, sunny Sunday where people were enjoying the 30C (86F) heat. Police said there is currently no evidence of a terrorist attack as they continue to investigate.

A Reutlingen police spokesman, said: “Shortly before 4.30pm we received several emergency calls at the police headquarters in Reutlingen, that a man had quarrelled with a woman in the area of the central bus station and she had been injured with a machete. “The woman suffered fatal injuries. “The perpetrator was arrested a few minutes later close to the scene due to the rapid intervention of the police. “The perpetrator injured another woman and a man. “The suspect is a 21-year-old asylum seeker from Syria. He is known to the police. “According to current knowledge, he is a lone operator. “A threat to the population in and around Reutlingen is not likely.”

Google Maps The incident happened Listplatz Road in Reutlingen, near Stuttgart

Getty A woman was killed during the machete attack

Twitter Ambulances were seen at the scene

Germany has been on edge since an Afghan refugee carried out an axe attack on a train in Würzburg on Monday, injuring five people, four from Hong Kong. On Friday, just two days before the machete attack, a German teenager of Iranian heritage shot nine people, mainly teens, in the centre of Munich. David Sonboly planned the horrifying attack for an entire year in retaliation for being bullied. The 18 year old lured his victims to a McDonald's at the Munich Olympia shopping centre by hacking into a young woman's Facebook and offering teens free meals at the fast food restaurant.

Twitter Police rushed to the scene in Reutlingen