Man arrested after three injured in stabbing at Swiss train station
A man has been arrested following a stabbing incident at Winterthur train station in Switzerland that left three people injured. The victims, aged 28, 43, and 52, were hospitalized, with one requiring emergency surgery. Authorities are investigating the suspect's motives, which may be linked to radicalization and extremism.
- ▪Three people were injured in a stabbing attack at Winterthur train station.
- ▪The suspect, a 31-year-old Swiss man, has a history of distributing Islamic State propaganda.
- ▪Eyewitnesses reported the suspect shouted 'Allahu Akbar' during the attack.
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Man arrested after three injured in stabbing at Swiss train station11 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleVicky WongEPAPolice cordoned off parts of the Winterthur train station, northwest of Zurich, where the attack took place.A man has been arrested after three people were injured in a stabbing attack at a train station in Switzerland.Police said the three victims - Swiss nationals aged 28, 43 and 52 - were hospitalised after the attack at Winterthur train station.The suspect, a 31-year-old Swiss man, used a bladed weapon, they said, adding that the motive was under investigation.Switzerland's President Guy Parmelin said on social media he was "shocked by the terrorist attack this morning in Winterthur". "This deeply affects me," he added.
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