Man who threatened to kill police officers in Germany ‘had extremist motive’

Man who threatened to kill police officers in Germany ‘had extremist motive’
The entrance to the police station in Linz, Germany, after the attack (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP)

A man armed with a machete was overwhelmed and arrested after threatening to kill officers at a police station in western Germany early on Friday, prosecutors said.

Investigators said they believe he had an Islamic extremist motive.

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