Man accused of killing two teenagers on train had ‘just been released from jail’

Deutsche Bahn security guards stand on the platform at Brokstedt station at dawn in Brokstedt, Germany (Gregor Fischer/dpa/AP)

A 33-year-old man suspected of killing two teenagers and injuring seven other passengers on a train in northern Germany was released from pretrial detention a week ago and has previous convictions, German news outlets have reported.

The man, identified as a stateless Palestinian who came to Germany in 2014, allegedly stabbed multiple people on Wednesday afternoon on a regional train travelling from Kiel to Hamburg.