Luken had worked for CMJ UK for one year , having previously been a government employee , according to Aldridge . NEW : Police confirm they are focusing on whether the attack was `` nationalistic '' NEW : The attacker is believed to have been a young man of Arab origin who had recently arrived in Germany from Syria. Kristine Luken was hiking with a friend and colleague from a Christian ministry . Luken 's friend survived the attacked and summoned help .
NEW : Police confirm they are focusing on whether the attack was `` nationalistic '' NEW : The attacker is believed to have been a young man of Arab origin who had recently arrived in Germany from Syria. Kristine Luken was hiking with a friend and colleague from a Christian ministry . Luken 's friend survived the attacked and summoned help .