A man with an ax attacked passengers on a train in the southern German state of Bavaria late on Monday and several people were critically wounded, a police spokesman said.
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A firefighter stands at a roadblock in Wuerzburg, southern Germany.
Local media (in German) wrote that 21 people had been injured and a suspect appeared to have been shot.
The attacker, armed with what is being described as an axe, has left more than four people injured after attacking passengers of a train in Wurzburg Monday evening.
The train was on its way from the Bavarian town of Treuchtlingen to Wuerzburg, which is about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Nuremberg.
An ambulance stands at a road block in Wuerzburg, near scene of axe attack on train.
The Main Post newspaper reported that three people were seriously hurt, one slightly injured and 14 others were left suffering from shock.
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