Ax-wielding man who attacked several on a train in Germany was shot dead by police

An ax-wielding man who attacked several people on a train in southern Germany late Monday evening has been shot dead by police, regional police spokesman Lt. Fabian Hench said.

The assailant, armed with a knife and an ax, was identified as a 17-year-old Afghan man living in Ochsenfurt, Bavaria, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said.

Herrmann later said that a hand-drawn flag resembling the one used by ISIS was found in the attacker's room, and said that he shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the attack, according to initial distress calls.

He acted by himself, Herrmann said.

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