The man who killed one person and injured six in a supermarket knife attack in Hamburg was a “known Islamist”, police say.<\/p>\n
“He was known as an Islamist but not a jihadist,” police spokesman Andy Grote said, noting that the suspect also suffered from “psychological” issues.<\/p>\n
The man, a failed asylum seeker born in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), attacked customers at random on Friday.<\/p>\n
Police said he acted alone and he was overpowered by passers-by.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old man, identified as Ahmad A, is a Palestinian from the UAE who is registered on an Islamist database, Mr Grote said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The attacker, who arrived in Germany in 2015 but could not be deported because he had no identification papers, was also suffering from mental health problems, officials said.<\/p>\n
Police have carried out a search of the shelter in Hamburg where the man was living but said there was no evidence that he had accomplices or was part of a terror organisation.<\/p>\n
It is not yet clear what the suspect’s motivations were.<\/p>\n
The attack happened in the Barmbek region in the north of the city in a branch of Edeka, Germany’s largest supermarket chain.<\/p>\n
Police said the man entered the supermarket and removed a kitchen knife, measuring around 20 cm (8 in) long, from the shelves.<\/p>\n
“He ripped off the packaging and then suddenly brutally attacked the 50-year-old man who later died,” police spokeswoman Kathrin Hennings said.<\/p>\n
He later wounded two other men in the supermarket before fleeing the scene.<\/p>\n
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