4 people stabbed in Munich, assailant flees
Oct 21, 2017 05:46 UTC
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Police in Munich, Germany, are hunting a knifeman who is thought to have stabbed several people in the central square near the station on October 21, 2017. (Photo by Daily Mail)
German police say a man with a knife has lightly wounded four people in Munich. Officers are looking for the assailant.
According to Press TV quoting the Associated Press, Munich police called on people in the Rosenheimer Platz area, located close to the German city's downtown, to stay inside after the incident on Saturday morning.
The perpetrator fled the scene.
Police said he appeared to be about 40 years old and had a black bicycle, gray trousers, a green jacket and a backpack.
The police department said on Twitter that officers are looking for the assailant "with all available police forces."
It said the motive for the attack was not immediately clear.
None of the injuries were considered life-threatening.
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