German train attack on Nov. 6 may have had Islamist motive, say prosecutors

FILE PHOTO: A police car is pictured beside an ICE (Intercity-Express) train in Seubersdorf, Germany, November 6, 2021, after several people were injured in a knife attack in the ICE train between the south German cities of Regensburg and Nuremberg. REUTERS/Ayhan Uyanik

A knife attack on a train in Bavaria on Nov. 6 which left several people injured is being investigated as terrorism related, prosecutors in Munich said on Tuesday.

An initial evaluation of the social media accounts of the accused showed that an Islamist motive for the crime could not be excluded, they said.

(Writing by Madeline Chambers, editing by Thomas Escritt)