Schoolgirl killed in knife attack in Germany

A 14-year-old miss has died and another, aged 13, has been earnestly injured aft they were attacked by a antheral with a weapon portion walking to schoolhouse successful confederate Germany.

Police accidental the fishy came retired of a exile structure successful the colony of Illerkirchberg connected Monday greeting and attacked the pupils.

The older miss aboriginal died successful hospital.

German constabulary person arrested a 27-year-old man, who they accidental is an asylum seeker from Eritrea.

Officers searched a adjacent gathering and recovered him with a weapon they fishy was utilized successful the attack. Two different men were besides detained.

The fishy is nether constabulary defender successful infirmary wherever he's being treated for an unspecified injury.

In a statement, constabulary urged the nationalist not to usage the incidental to stoke suspicion of foreigners oregon asylum seekers.

"Everything connected to this is wholly unclear truthful far," constabulary spokesperson Wolfgang Juergens told reporters.

The 13-year-old miss is recovering from her injuries, which are not beingness threatening, section media reported.

Illerkirchberg is simply a tiny municipality with a colonisation of little than 5,000 according to the 2015 census.

Mayor Markus Haeussler said everyone successful the municipality was successful shock.

Germany's interior curate Nancy Faeser said the "terrible news" had shaken her.

"I mourn the miss who was killed and sincerely anticipation that the injured miss volition recover... The constabulary are investigating each the backgrounds with intensity," she wrote connected Twitter (in German).