The attacker who allegedly stabbed one person to death and wounded six others in Hamburg, Germany was known to authorities as a suspected militant, but he was also psychologically unstable.
German officials on Saturday said the 26-year old man, identified as Ahmad A, was known to security services.
Believed to be a Palestinian asylum seeker, the man had no identity papers other than a birth certificate showing he was born in the United Arab Emirates.
"At the moment, we can say about the offender's motive that there is a reference to religious motivations on the one hand – Islamic motives - but on the other hand, there are indications of psychological instability," said Hamburg state interior minister Andy Grote.
At a supermarket in Hamburg's Barmbek district on Friday, the attacker pulled a 20-centimetre knife from a shelf and stabbed three people inside and four outside the premises.
But he was quickly overwhelmed by passers-by who threw chairs and other objects at him, giving time for the police to arrest him.
Although the man's motive remained unclear, authorities believe he acted alone.
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"We have to determine whether the offender was integrated in Hamburg's Islamic extremist scene or not. For the moment, we don't have indications of (him belonging to) a network," Grote said.
A 50-year-old man died of his injuries in the incident. However, none of the other six people injured is in a life-threatening condition.
Agencies
Sat Jul 29 2017
Security forces are seen after a knife attack in a supermarket in Hamburg, Germany, July 28, 2017 in this still image from a video obtained from social media. - Twitter/Krakan Gargicz via REUTERS
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