Bavaria to strengthen security after axe attack on German train: official

After the axe attack on a German train, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann announced on Tuesday a comprehensive package to strengthen security.

"We want to reinforce the police presence," said Herrmann during a press conference.

"The worst victims are a family from Hong Kong," said Herrmann, adding that one person from the family of five is currently in danger of life.

Four Hong Kong citizens were injured, including two seriously, in a late Monday night attack on a regional train near Wuerzburg in the southern German state of Bavaria, Chinese Consulate General in Munich confirmed on Tuesday.

"We are all shocked and horrified by the terrible event last night," said Herrmann.

"According to the current status of investigations, there are no evidence that indicate a network of young men with the IS," he said, adding that there were also no signs that the offender went off specifically for the Chinese family.

Herrmann confirmed that the Afghan has injured another woman while fleeing.

After the man aggressively approached the police with the axe, the officers shot him down.

Chinese Consulate General in Munich has released security bulletin for Chinese citizens advising them to be vigilant about their safety.

As German media Spiegel Online reported, the police have found a "hand painted IS flag" in the room of the 17-year-old Afghan. Endit