One killed in Munich railway station stabbing

One person has been killed and several others injured in a knife attack by a suspected Islamist at a railway station near Munich on Tuesday morning.

The suspect raised slogans of "Allahu Akbar" (God is great) as he started stabbing the passers-by in the town of Grafing, to the south-east of the German city, reports the Independent.

The attack took place at around 4.50 a.m. on Tuesday and the suspected man, a 27-year-old German man, was arrested shortly afterwards.

According to reports, a newspaper delivery worker was stabbed in the back during the indiscriminate assault.

The stabbing started on S-Bahn train, where the first victim was injured, before the man stabbed another person inside the station and targeted two cyclists, a witnesses informed local media.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson at the Bavarian state criminal investigation office said that the 50-year-old man was initially in a critical condition but died later in hospital.

The other men aged 43, 55, and 58 were injured and undergoing treatment.

Following the Paris attacks last November, the German authorities increased the nationwide terror alert level increasing security at transport hubs, tourist attractions and major events.