Hand-drawn Islamic State flag found in room of German train attacker: Herrmann

July 19, 2016 12:47 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 04:38 am IST - BERLIN

German emergency services workers are seen in the area where a man with an axe attacked passengers on a train near the city of Wuerzburg, Germany early on July 19, 2016.

German emergency services workers are seen in the area where a man with an axe attacked passengers on a train near the city of Wuerzburg, Germany early on July 19, 2016.

A hand-drawn Islamic State (IS) flag was found in the room of the 17-year-old Afghan refugee who attacked passengers on a train in southern Germany before being shot dead by police, the Interior Minister for the state of Bavaria said on Tuesday.

Speaking on German public television, Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said it was too early to speculate about the motives of the attacker, who had wielded an axe and a knife, and whether he was a member of an Islamist group or had become self-radicalised in recent times.

Mr. Herrmann said two of those injured in the attacks were in a critical condition. Several of the injured included members of a Chinese family, he said, without giving any further details.

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