Four people injured in axe attack on German train, police say

Police and forensics officers have been at the site of the train incident. Picture: Armin Weigel/dpa via AP

A man on a long-distance train in southern Germany attacked and slightly injured four people with an axe before he was detained by police, authorities said.

Police in Straubing said the attack happened on an ICE express train headed to the Austrian capital, Vienna, while it was between Straubing and Plattling in the southern state of Bavaria.