Following an attack on several passers-by leaving two injured, a man was shot down and fatally wounded by police near the train station in Ansbach. The suspected perpetrator had shouted “Allahu Akbar” (” Allah is great”), a police spokesperson said on Thursday evening. Whether there was a terrorist or Islamist background, however, could not yet be confirmed. “However, it is being reviewed carefully.”
At around 6pm on Thursday, there had been a police use of firearms, a police spokesman said. According to the police, the alleged attacker was injured so severely that he died on the spot, despite immediate resuscitation measures.
The suspected perpetrator is a 30-year-old man. The spokesperson said on Thursday evening that the police did not want to give more details for tactical reasons. “But we know who he is.” Investigations and searches are currently underway in the man’s surroundings.
According to police, the man had attacked several passers-by south of the station and injured at least two people with a knife. At present, it cannot be ruled out that the 30-year-old man attacked the passers-by indiscriminately. According to the police, several patrols succeeded in arresting the man. When he attacked the officers, the police shot him. According to the police, the two injured passers-by were not in danger. The police officers were not injured.
The crime scene was cordoned off on Thursday evening for evidence recovery measures. The police called on witnesses of the incident to come forward.