After attack on woman:

German police shoot knife attacker (35)

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Police in the German state of Lower Saxony shot and killed a knife attacker on Wednesday afternoon. The 35-year-old had attacked officers with his weapon, injuring one of them in the upper body.

As reported by the "Bild" newspaper, the police officer who was attacked then shot the allegedly mentally ill man. He died from his injuries. The attack took place in the city of Göttingen.

Prior to this, the knife-wielding man is said to have suddenly attacked and pushed a woman. The two are said not to have known each other. The woman then alerted the police from her apartment. When the officers arrived at the scene, the perpetrator attacked her.