Swiss Train Attack 13/08/16

[class387]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37072847

Switzerland Salez attack: Knifeman sets fire to Swiss train

A knifeman has set fire to a train in north-eastern Switzerland, leaving six people in hospital with stab wounds and burns, police say.

The suspect, described as a Swiss man aged 27, was also taken to hospital after the incident near Salez in St Gallen canton, close to Liechtenstein.

He had ignited a flammable liquid before attacking people with a knife.
A child of six was injured. Police said they could not exclude the possibility of a terrorist motive.

"We can neither exclude nor affirm that this was a terrorist act," St Gallen regional police spokesman Bruno Metzger told the local St Galler Tagblatt daily.

Police spokesman Hanspeter Kruesi told AFP news agency the suspected attacker was not of immigrant background.

Three rescue helicopters are at the scene....

An awful attack. Hope everyone involved is ok.

 

[Harbornite]

Sad to hear about yet another attack of this nature.

 

[J-2739]

Not again! This seems to be a slightly common occurrence. Hopefully, the injuries are not fatal or life-threatening.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Completely non-preventable, too, other than by way of intelligence - these attacks have all been on regional trains where there is no scope at all for airport style security.

 

[BestWestern]

Sounds more like a nutcase (of the non-terrorist variety; they all come under the umbrella, obviously...) Setting fire to a train seems a very bizarre act.

Completely non-preventable, too, other than by way of intelligence - these attacks have all been on regional trains where there is no scope at all for airport style security.

We have air marshals, apparently there is an equivalent being considered for international sea journeys; perhaps Guards should be trained up and armed!

I'm only partly serious

 

[WatcherZero]

Being called a Crime of Passion rather than a Terroist by authorities.

 

[Bletchleyite]

These things do happen for other reasons - someone self immolated on a LM 350 a while back, I forget the reason but think it was just a bizarre suicide with no intention of harm on others.


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[J-2739]

Two dead; one a victim, another a suspect :cry:
Article:http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/female-victim-suspect-die-from-wounds-sustained-during-swiss-train-attack/ar-BBvBLvm?li=AA59G2&ocid=spartanntp
Depressing news.