The attack in Germany, 12 injured

Interior Minister of the German state of Bavaria, Joachim Herrmann, said the 27-year-old Syrian caused an explosion in a restaurant in the German town of Ansbach near Nuremberg late Sunday.He was killed, and injured 12 people, three of whom are in serious condition.

The attacker had a bomb in his backpack, and it exploded after he was refused entry to a music festival."The young man previously convicted for drug abuse and crimes of coercion", reported Al Jazeera reporter Nadina Maličbegović.

According to the Bavarian Minister, 27-year-old Syrian last year denied asylum in Germany, and has been twice previously attempted suicide.Herrmann said that despite the fact that he is refused asylum, the attacker is allowed to stay in Germany because of the war in Syria.

The motives of the attack are unclear

A spokesman for prosecutors in Ansbach pointed out that the motives of the attack are unclear."Is he connected with Islamism or not, at this moment mere speculation," said spokesman Michael Schrotberger.It is not known whether this is a suicide or the 27-year-old had no intention other than to kill himself and more people, because it is before the explosion was refused entry to a music festival that took place in the vicinity, which is then interrupted and about 2,000 people was evacuated.

"Syrian few times in his life received psychiatric help, while in Germany remained knowing that they will not get asylum", reported Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane.This is the fourth incident in Germany in the last four days.The police added that so far no one has been arrested over the incident.

Earlier on Sunday, 21-year-old Syrian man was arrested at Stuttgart after the machete killing a pregnant woman.German media reported that the attacker was killed with a machete and a woman were close and worked in the same coffee shop, but speculated that it might have been a crime of passion.

On Friday, gunmen in Munich killed nine and wounded 27 people.

• 25 Jul, 2016
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