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1st LD: Man stabs several passengers on train in northern Switzerland

Xinhua, August 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

A young man attacked several passengers on a train near the northern Swiss city of St. Gallen on Saturday afternoon, injuring at least six people, local media and police source said.

The Swiss News Agency reported that the 27-year-old man was thought to have used a knife and set flammable liquid on fire, injuring at least one of the passengers severely.

The Swiss public radio SRF reported that at least six people were injured, including a 17-year-old and a 50-year-old man, three women aged 17, 34 and 43, and a six-year-old child.

SRF added that the attacker was apparently injured as well.

A police spokesperson told the press that the injured passengers had been taken to hospital, the motivation for the attack is still unclear. Endit