Germany: Police rule out terrorism in Bavaria practice assault

The man who stabbed 4 folks on a practice within the southern state of Bavaria on Saturday did so “indiscriminately,” police stated throughout a press convention Sunday presenting the primary outcomes of their investigation into the assault.
Prosecutor Gerhard Neuhof stated the suspect had been affected by delusions and a preliminary psychological well being analysis has indicated he possible suffers from a psychiatric dysfunction. Police have stated there isn’t a foundation for a terrorist motive for the stabbing.
The suspect was arrested with out resisting and had pleaded for “help” throughout the incident, he added.
Three males aged between 26 and 60 have been injured within the stabbing that befell on the high-speed ICE practice touring from the Bavarian metropolis Passau to Hamburg. Two of the injured are nonetheless being handled at a hospital.
What do we all know in regards to the suspect?
The 27-year-old suspect has been dwelling in Germany since 2014 as a refugee, having come from war-torn Syria. He has been dwelling in Passau and had lately misplaced his job, police stated.
Neuhof stated that preliminary assessments had concluded the suspect suffers from a type of schizophrenia and that he believed folks have been following him. The suspect claims he had felt threatened by a person on the practice, the prosecutor added.
Police have been unable to search out something suspicious throughout a search of his dwelling. They have been nonetheless ready on an evaluation of the suspect’s cellphone data. The suspect had one run-in with the regulation for a misdemeanor in 2020.
How did the occasions unfold on the practice?
Some 208 folks have been on board the practice on the time of the assault. The suspect had moved from one carriage to a different earlier than police apprehended him.
Local police president Norbert Zink thanked different passengers who helped to cease the attacker from injuring extra folks.
The violence had not been preceded by an argument, dpa reported.
A folding knife with an 8 centimeter (3.1 inch) blade is believed to have been the weapon used within the assault after being discovered on the suspect. According to police, the suspect stated he had repeatedly carried the knife for defense, claimed he had felt threatened for a very long time.