WURZBURG , Germany, July 19 (UPI) -- The Islamic State called a teenage Afghan asylum seeker, suspected of attacking passengers on a German commuter train, one of its fighters.
Three people were seriously injured Monday evening as the assailant, 17, swung an ax and a knife at passengers aboard a train traveling from Wurzburg-Heidingsfeld to Ochsendfurt in southern Germany. Another 14 passengers were treated for shock, and one other passenger sustained light injuries.