BERLIN (Sputnik) – Earlier local media reports mentioned witnesses who claimed the man had shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is great" in Arabic) as he attacked commuters at an S-Bahn station in Grafing.
"The attacker is a 27-year-old German citizen. We cannot currently confirm reports that he shouted ‘Allahu Akbar,’ but we do confirm that the suspect made remarks that indicated a political motive," Michaela Grob.
A Bavarian criminal police official told Sputnik earlier that one person died and four were wounded. Other reports put the number of those injured at four.
According to various German and foreign news agencies, the number of victims from the stabbing attack is between four and five.
Several witnesses claimed that the attacker shouted "Allahu Akbar," which is "god is great" in Arabic, Bayerischer Rundfunk said. It added police were checking this report.
