Number of People Injured in Reutlingen Machete Attack Rises to Five

The number of people injured in the machete attack in the south German town of Reutlingen on Sunday reached five, local media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The incident occurred on Sunday near the Reutlingen’s central bus terminal when a 21-year-old Syrian asylum seeker attacked a 42-year-old pregnant Pole with a machete, the Bild newspaper reported. The attack left the woman dead and five more people injured.

GERMANY: Man with machete kills a woman, injures 2 other people in Reutlingen, Germany. attacker arrested. PHOTOS: pic.twitter.com/ld4kuAZfeR

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​Police managed to detain the assailant, who had earlier criminal record.

Local police noted on Sunday that the incident was not a terror attack.