Man arrested after four people stabbed in Munich attack

A man has been arrested after four people were stabbed in an attack that sparked panic in Munich.

Six people – five men and a woman – were reportedly attacked by a lone assailant in the Haidhausen area, just east of Munich city centre, at about 8.30am local time.

As details of the attack emerged, police took to Twitter to warn people in the Rosenheimer Platz area to stay indoors and cautioned them to avoid the area around the nearby Ostbahnhof railway station as a manhunt ensued.

<em>Manhunt – The incident sparked a manhunt as police searched for the perpetrator (Pictures: PA)</em>
Manhunt – The incident sparked a manhunt as police searched for the perpetrator (Pictures: PA)

Around three hours after the stabbing, Bavarian police arrested a man matching who initially tried to evade officers but had not initially confirmed whether the man held was the perpetrator.

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Four of them were injured, but none seriously. Officers said the man appeared to have attacked people indiscriminately. The stab wounds suffered were said to be superficial.