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| The 17 year-old slasher: German security officials shot him dead and brought the attack to an end [Image Source] |
We now know more about the minor who carried out the knifing/axing attack on innocent travelers aboard a German train last night that we reported here earlier today.
Bavaria’s interior minister Joachim Herrmann said the teen — who came to Germany over a year ago as an unaccompanied minor and had lived with a foster family for about two weeks — appeared to have acted alone. He told a press conference that the handpainted ISIS flag was found in the teen’s room along with texts discussing the life of Muslims and how they “have to stand up and fight.” A note found also suggested the teen may have written a farewell letter, Herrmann added. The ISIS-affiliated Amaq Agency issued a statement saying a “soldier” responding to the militant group’s call to target the West was responsible for the attack, according to the SITE Intelligence Group. The statement did not indicate that ISIS had any role in directing or organizing the attack. Herrmann, however, said the motive for the attack still needed to be investigated and that authorities were trying to find out more about about the suspect’s background and route to Germany. “I cannot say if this is the result of a network,” he told the press conference.
Over at the website of i24news.tv, they are reporting that this as-yet unnamed male was in the service of ISIS when he carried out the slashing rampage – and they seem to be relying on the very same source as the report above:
The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an axe and knife attack carried out on a German train by a 17-year-old Afghan refugee the night before, according to the IS affiliated Amaq agency. The “individual who carried out the axe attack in Germany was a soldier of the Islamic State who executed the operation in response to calls to target nations in the coalition fighting the Islamic State,” said the statement.
For the record, here is how the German national broadcaster Deutsche Welle is currently (in the past hour) reporting this latest development:
Afghan migrants fear backlash after Würzburg attack | Afghan asylum seekers in Germany say the recent terror attack in Würzburg could further delay their asylum applications and trigger a backlash against them. They urge not to be painted with the same brush… Germany saw an influx of over 1.1 million asylum seekers in 2015, more than any other European country. The highest number of asylum seekers came from Syria, followed by Afghanistan. Many of them were underage, unaccompanied boys and girls fleeing their countries in search of a better life in Europe.
We checked to see what Deutsche Welle had reported in the past 18 hours on the victims of the slashing attack. So far all we could find was this:
Four passengers were injured. Two of them are still in mortal danger. [Source: Axe attack on German train]
Being a victim was never much good, but it’s especially true about being a victim of a terrorist attack. Basically, no one is interested – the perpetrators tend to get all the attention.
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