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Man arrested after three stabbed at Swiss train station | World News

A man stabbed and wounded three people at a Swiss train station, police said.

The attack happened shortly after 8.30am in Winterthur, in northeastern Switzerland.

The suspect, a 31-year-old Swiss man, has been arrested not long after the stabbings. His motive is being investigated, the regional police said.

The three victims – all Swiss, are aged between 28, 43 and 52 – and have been taken to nearby hospitals.

Police at the scene in Winterthur station. Pic: Keystone via AP
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Police at the scene in Winterthur station. Pic: Keystone via AP

One of them suffered serious injuries, while the other two sustained ‘moderate injuries’, according to local media reports.

Swiss newspaper Blick said it obtained a video showing a man running out of the station concourse shouting “Allahu Akbar”, an Arabic phrase meaning God is great.

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A witness told the paper the man held a knife, with people around him screaming and running away.

Blick said the incident prompted a major police operation.

Winterthur, near Switzerland’s biggest city, Zurich, is home to about 123,000 people.


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