A man armed with a knife on Tuesday attacked several co-workers at a company in southern Germany, killing one person, authorities said.
Two people were also seriously wounded in the attack in Mellrichstadt, a small town east of Frankfurt in Bavaria, police and prosecutors said in a statement.
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A 21-year-old German man was arrested.
Police were alerted to the confrontation at the premises of a local electricity supplier at around 7:30 am Tuesday. A 59-year-old woman was killed, while two men aged 55 and 62 were seriously hurt.
It was not immediately clear what led to the attack.