Woman, 30, shot dead by armed cops after ‘attacking two people with knife' in square used for Oktoberfest
A 30-YEAR-OLD woman has been shot dead by armed cops after attacking people with a knife in a square used for Oktoberfest.
The perpetrator reportedly stabbed a 56-year-old man before then attacking a 25-year-old woman in Theresienwiese, Munich.
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Cops shot the attacker - who is said to be Bulgarian - with a service weapon on the corner of St Pauls Square and Bavariang.
She died in the hospital after undergoing emergency surgery, Bild reports.
The area currently remains cordoned off to the public with armed cops alongside Munich's Criminal Investigation Department at the scene.
Sniffer dogs are also on the hunt for any clues while bandages were harrowingly seen on the ground at the Oktoberfest site.
The motive behind the attack remains unknown.
Joachim Herrman, Bavaria's Interior Minister, told Bild: "I am very grateful to the Munich police for their swift intervention and stopping the knife attacker.
"Her death is regrettable, but unfortunately, it was probably unavoidable."
According to cops, the victims suffered "minor injuries".
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