Hospital: 1 man still critical after German train attack

July 22, 2016 at 6:00 a.m. | Updated July 22, 2016 at 2:10 p.m.

by Associated Press

Medical director of the University Hospital in Wuerzburg, Georg Ertl, speaks to the media about the health condition of victims of an ax and knife attack by a refugee in Wuerzburg, Germany, Thursday July 21, 2016. Two Hong Kong tourists remained in a critical condition, the hospital treating them said Thursday, three days after they were attacked by an Afghan refugee wielding an ax and a knife on a German commuter train. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. ( Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa via AP)
Medical director of the University Hospital in Wuerzburg, Georg Ertl, speaks to the media about the health condition of victims of an ax and knife attack by a refugee in Wuerzburg, Germany, Thursday July 21, 2016. Two Hong Kong tourists remained in a critical condition, the hospital treating them said Thursday, three days after they were attacked by an Afghan refugee wielding an ax and a knife on a German commuter train. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. ( Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa via AP)

BERLIN (AP) - A hospital treating four people wounded four days ago by a man wielding an ax and a knife on a German train says one patient's condition remains life-threatening.

Wuerzburg's university hospital said in a statement Friday that the three tourists from Hong Kong and a German woman have improved and are stable. However, it said one man - identified by German media as a Hong Kong tourist in his early 30s - is still in a critical state and being kept in an artificial coma by doctors.

The attacker, a 17-year-old Afghan refugee, slashed five people Monday before being shot dead by police. One wounded Hong Kong tourist has been released from hospital.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. Authorities say the teen likely acted alone.

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