Police say 4 people stabbed in Munich, assailant flees

BERLIN – Police say a man with a knife has lightly wounded four people in Munich. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening. Officers are looking for the assailant.

Munich police called on people in the Rosenheimer Platz area, located close to the German city's downtown, to stay inside after the incident on Saturday morning.

The perpetrator fled the scene. Police said he appeared to be about 40 years old and had a black bicycle, gray trousers, a green jacket and a backpack.

It said the motive for the attack was not immediately clear.