German train attacker vowed revenge on ‘infidels’

A 17-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker received word that a friend had died in his home country days before he went on a rampage with an axe and knife on a German train, wounding five. 

He vowed in a note that he would “take revenge on these infidels,” said German investigators yesterday.

Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the Monday night attack, but authorities say so far they have found no direct links to the group and believe the suspect, whose name was not released, self-radicalised.