Police hunt knifeman who wandered streets shouting 'Allahu Akbar'
POLICE are hunting a man who walked through a town brandishing a knife and shouting "Allahu Akbar".
HUNT: Police are trying to trace this suspected knifeman
Security forces scrambled a helicopter to locate the suspect amid fears he was about to launch a terror attack but he remains at large.
The man was caught on a CCTV camera and have images have been released as part of an appeal for information.
SUSPECT: Man caught on CCTV
Witnesses said he was walking around the streets of Kladno in north-western Czech Republic shouting "Allahu Akbar", which means "God is the greatest" in Arabic and is a phrase that is sometimes used as a Jihadi battle cry.
The CCTV images show the man in dark shorts and a light-coloured T-shirt with a backpack on and holding what appears to be a knife, which police said had a 12-centimetre blade.
APPEAL: Police urge public to come forward with information
The suspect also reportedly stole a mobile phone from someone sitting on a bench. The 35-year-old victim confronted the man but he managed to get away.
Police said they man they wanted to question is believed to be between 25 and 35 years old and of average height. He is dark-skinned with black hair and a black beard. They said he speaks fluent Czech without any accent.