The terrorist who wielded an ax to attack passengers on a train in Wurzburg, Germany was identified by Bavaria’s Interior Minister as a 17 year-old Afghan refugee. An early report says witness evidence indicates an Islamist motivation for the attack. The terrorist was reported shot and killed by police.

Three passengers were reported to be seriously wounded by police with another lightly wounded. An additional 14 passengers were reported in shock.

Innenminister #Herrmann in

Rundschau Nacht: Täter v. #Würzburg war 17-j. Afghane, als unbegleiteter Flüchtling nach Deutschland gekommen. — BR24 (@BR24) July 18, 2016

Google translation: “Interior Minister #Herrmann in

Rundschau night. Culprit v # Würzburg was 17-j. Afghan, come as an unaccompanied refugee to Germany.”

A translation of a report from the Main Post stated police reporting three seriously wounded.

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“According to the Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann is the offender is a 17-year-old Afghan.”

“…The perpetrator was shot, which confirmed a spokesman for the Bavarian interior ministry in Munich. The act took place, according to police spokesman Philipp Hümmer to 21:00 on the train from Treuchtlingen to Würzburg. A gunman attacked by train. He carried a knife and an ax. The train entered a unscheduled stop in Heidingsfeld. Three passengers were seriously, one slightly injured. 14 are in shock. The perpetrator fled the train and was shot while fleeing from emergency services…”

Erschossener Täter 17-Jähriger Afghane. Nun Prüfung, ob islamistischer Hintergrund. Zeugenhinweise deuten darauf hin. #Würzburg #Wuerzburg — Christian Hüther (@huethi89) July 18, 2016

“Perpetrator shot 17-year old Afghan. Now check whether Islamist background. Witness instructions indicate. #Würzburg #Wuerzburg”

Polizei will sich jeden Moment bei meinem Kollegen melden. Noch ist kein Amoklauf bestätigt. #würzburg pic.twitter.com/CLZtTgPpXB — Christian Hüther (@huethi89) July 18, 2016

On scene photo credits: Christian Schwarz / RADIO Primaton via Twitter.

UPDATE: Noah Barkin with Reuters:

https://twitter.com/noahbarkin/status/755165448640028674

“Media citing Bavarian interior ministry saying train attacker was refugee living in town of Ochsenfurt, shouted “Allahu Akbar” before attack”

The train where the attack took place.



UPDATE: English language video report from France24 reporter in Berlin.

#Germany train attack: attacker was a 17-year-old #Afghan, shot dead by police https://t.co/Obsy4BUepQ — FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) July 18, 2016

“#Germany train attack: attacker was a 17-year-old #Afghan, shot dead by police”

The France24 report states the attacker was believed to have acted alone. And that the teen Afghan refugee had been living with a German foster family for the past two weeks. Before that he had been in refugee housing after arriving in Germany unaccompanied.