BREAKING NEWS 'Syrian' axeman attacks German train passengers, leaving four injured before he is overpowered
The suspect, who has not been identified, was said to have lashed out at travellers on board the ICE 91 train to Vienna this afternoon.
The man, believed to be Syrian, was alleged to have boarded with an axe and a hammer, before one brazen passenger disarmed him of one of the weapons and fought back, Bild reports.
Passengers reportedly surrounded the suspect and pulled the emergency brake to stop the train before police were able to arrest him.
At least four people were slightly injured in the attack, according to Welt. The suspect was said to have been seriously injured and flown to hospital by helicopter.
The train is understood to have been carrying some 500 passengers at the time.
Police said in a statement that a man 'injured several people with dangerous objects shortly before Straßkirchen' this afternoon.
The police statement did not make clear whether the suspect was one of the four injured in the attack.
Police were joined at the scene by firefighters and other emergency services in 'large numbers', with 150 personnel reportedly being deployed.
The railway line is currently closed, police said, and the railway company stated it was 'horrified by the violent attack.'
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