Hamburg supermarket attacker ‘was known Islamist’

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">The man who killed one person and injured six in a supermarket knife attack in Hamburg was a "known Islamist", police say.</span><br></p><p>"He was known as an Islamist but not a jihadist," police spokesman Andy Grote said, noting that the suspect also suffered from "psychological" issues.</p><p>The man, a failed asylum seeker born in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), attacked customers at random on Friday.</p><p>Police said he acted alone and he was overpowered by passers-by.</p>