Overview

• The incident occurred early Friday in Linz am Rhein, a small town in western Germany.
• The suspect shouted 'Allahu akbar' and threatened to kill police officers.
• Police locked the station's doors and called special forces, who subdued the man with a stun gun.
• Investigators found an Islamic State flag drawn on a wall in the suspect's apartment.
• This follows other recent attacks in Germany involving suspected extremists.