Girl, 14, killed & another, 13, wounded after being stabbed by knifeman walking to school bus in small German town

A TEENAGE girl has died and another teen has been wounded after they were stabbed on their way to school this morning in Germany.

The two girls, aged 14 and 13, from Illerkirchberg, outside of Munich, were attacked by a knifeman while they were walking to the school bus.

Police in the southwestern city of Ulm said first responders resuscitated the older girl before she was rushed to a hospital following the attack but despite the doctors' efforts she could not be saved.

The 13-year-old girl is recovering from her injuries, which are thought to be non-life-threatening.

Police said the girls were most likely heading to the bus to attend their school when they were viciously attacked.

Authorities arrested a 27-year-old man, who was found with injuries and a knife inside a refugee shelter near the scene.

The man who appears to be an asylum seeker from Eritrea was detained alongside two other men.

In their statement, police urged people to refrain from stoking suspicion against refugees, asylum-seekers and other foreigners.

Investigators were trying to determine a motive for the attack and whether the suspect and the girls knew each other before it happened.

Germany's top security official expressed shock at the attack.

Interior Minister Nanct Faeser said on Twitter: "I grieve with the girl who was killed and hope fervently that the injured recovers her health. My thoughts are with their families at this time.