Two dead as man stabs passengers on train in Germany

Police and rescue services are on duty at a level crossing near Brokstedt station in Brockstedt, Germany. Picture: Jonas Walzberg/dpa via AP

A knife-wielding man described as a stateless Palestinian fatally stabbed two passengers and injured seven others on a train in northern Germany before being grabbed by members of the public and arrested by police, officials have said.

The motive of the attack was not immediately known.