19 people are hospitalised by 17-year-old Afghan refugee wielding an AXE and shouting 'Allahu Akbar' in German train rampage before police shot him dead as he fled the scene
Attacker went on the rampage on a train near Wurzburg targeting 15 people
Three critically injured after an attack with 'cutting and stabbing weapons'
A 17-year-old Afghan refugee has since been shot dead by armed police
Teenager shouted 'Allahu Akbar' in 'probable' Islamist attack, officials say
A teenage Afghan refugee shouted 'Allahu Akbar' before hacking at passengers during an axe and knife rampage on a train in Germany.
The 17-year-old was gunned down by armed police after fleeing from the scene near the city of Wurzburg, 70 miles north of Nuremberg in southern Germany.
As many as 19 passengers needed hospital treatment while three victims are fighting for their lives after being attacked with 'cutting and stabbing weapons'. Officials have said it was 'probably' an Islamist attack.
Gruesome pictures taken after the attack show the blood-soaked interior of the train.
