In Switzerland, Six Suffer Burns And Knife Wounds In Attack On Swiss Train

Six people have been hurt, some seriously, after a man set a train carriage on fire in Switzerland and stabbed several passengers.

The alleged attacker, who is a Swiss citizen, was also injured when the train was set alight as it travelled in the far east of the country along the border with Liechtenstein.


A six-year-old child is among those who were injured as the train travelled between Buchs and Sennwald at 2.20pm local time (1.20pm UK time). 
The victims also include two men aged 17 and 50, as well as three women aged 17, 34 and 43.

In a statement, St Gallen Police added: "According to current information a 27-year-old Swiss man poured out a flammable liquid. He was also armed with at least one knife. The liquid caught fire."

Several dozen passengers were on the train when the incident began, police added, and a "massive contingent" of police, firefighters, rescue helicopters and paramedics are at the scene.
The motive for the attack is unknown at this stage, according to investigators, and nearby Salez station remains closed.

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