Four injured, one arrested in stabbing at Munich train station

@BFMuenchen/Twitter(MUNICH) — One person has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of four people in a train station in Munich, Germany, police said.

The unidentified suspect attempted to stab six people Saturday morning at the Rosenheimer Platz train station. Four were injured, authorities said.

After the attack, the perpetrator fled the scene, according to police. It is not clear if the person arrested is the suspected assailant.

Authorities released a description of the suspect on Twitter as they searched for him.

 

Description of the suspect: a man about 40 years, riding a black bike; wearing gray trousers, green training jacket, backpack+ sleeping mat

— Polizei München (@PolizeiMuenchen) October 21, 2017

 

Update to description of the suspect: corpulent figure, short middle-blond hair, unshaven. #RosenheimerPlatz

— Polizei München (@PolizeiMuenchen) October 21, 2017

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