2 killed in knife attack on German train
By DW
01 February 2023 |
11:56 am
Two people have been killed and seven wounded in a knife attack on a train in Germany. The attack took place in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein that borders Denmark. A young man is in police custody.
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