Six Injured in Stabbing on Swiss Train

Police say a 27-year-old the attacker, armed with at least one knife, poured flammable liquids on the train.

A 27-year-old Swiss man on Saturday injured six people, in addition to himself, in a train attack in eastern Switzerland, police in the canton of St. Gallon said.

Among those injured in the attack, which occurred in the eastern part of Switzerland near Liechtenstein, was a six-year-old child, the St. Gallen police said in a statement on their website.

Police said in the statement that the attacker, armed with at least one knife, poured flammable liquids on the train. The wounded, including the alleged attacker, were taken to local hospitals.

Police said the incident happened at 2:20 local time (1220 GMT) Saturday afternoon as the train neared the station in Salez, near the border with Liechtenstein.

Police say the wounded included three women aged 17, 34 and 43, and two men aged 17 and 50, AP said. Some of the injuries were said to be serious but there were no further details immediately.

Police were investigating the attacker’s motive. Switzerland’s 20 Minuten newspaper reported on its website that police did not believe the incident was terrorist-related.

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