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Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Yahoo
Four people injured in hammer attack on German train, police say
A man on a long-distance train in southern Germany attacked and slightly injured four people with a hammer before he was detained by police, authorities said. Police in Straubing said the attack happened on an ICE express train headed to the Austrian capital, Vienna, while it was between Straubing and Plattling in the southern state of Bavaria. About 500 people were on board when the attack happened, police said. About 150 police officers, firefighters and emergency personnel were deployed to the scene, police added. The railway line was closed down. Police initially said the perpetrator used an axe in the attack but later said he allegedly used a hammer and most likely other weapons which they did not name. They identified the man as a 20-year-old Syrian national. Police did not provide further details on the identity of the attacker or his motive, but later said that he was overpowered by fellow passengers and had also been injured. The perpetrator 'is probably somewhat more seriously injured', a police spokesperson told German news agency dpa. He was in police custody and receiving medical treatment. The four injured passengers, who were not identified, were taken to nearby hospitals. According to the Bavarian Red Cross, the emergency services were alerted at around 2pm local time on Thursday, after passengers pulled the emergency brakes. The Red Cross said a special care centre was set up nearby to take care of passengers. In addition to numerous rescue services and two helicopters, psychological caregivers were deployed to help those who were not injured but might have been traumatised. German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said in a statement that 'our thoughts and sympathy are with the injured and all those who now have to come to terms with what they have experienced', and thanked the emergency services for the quick arrest of the suspect.
BreakingNews.ie
03-07-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Four people injured in hammer attack on German train, police say
A man on a long-distance train in southern Germany attacked and slightly injured four people with a hammer before he was detained by police, authorities said. Police in Straubing said the attack happened on an ICE express train headed to the Austrian capital, Vienna, while it was between Straubing and Plattling in the southern state of Bavaria. Advertisement About 500 people were on board when the attack happened, police said. About 150 police officers, firefighters and emergency personnel were deployed to the scene, police added. The railway line was closed down. Police initially said the perpetrator used an axe in the attack but later said he allegedly used a hammer and most likely other weapons which they did not name. They identified the man as a 20-year-old Syrian national. Police did not provide further details on the identity of the attacker or his motive, but later said that he was overpowered by fellow passengers and had also been injured. Advertisement The perpetrator 'is probably somewhat more seriously injured', a police spokesperson told German news agency dpa. He was in police custody and receiving medical treatment. The four injured passengers, who were not identified, were taken to nearby hospitals. According to the Bavarian Red Cross, the emergency services were alerted at around 2pm local time on Thursday, after passengers pulled the emergency brakes. The Red Cross said a special care centre was set up nearby to take care of passengers. In addition to numerous rescue services and two helicopters, psychological caregivers were deployed to help those who were not injured but might have been traumatised. Advertisement German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said in a statement that 'our thoughts and sympathy are with the injured and all those who now have to come to terms with what they have experienced', and thanked the emergency services for the quick arrest of the suspect.
Free Malaysia Today
03-07-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
4 wounded after ‘violent' attack on German high-speed train
The ICE train was travelling towards Vienna from Hamburg when the attack took place. (dpa/AP pic) BERLIN : Four people were wounded on a high-speed train in southern Germany today when a fellow passenger attacked them with 'dangerous objects', police said. A suspect was arrested following the incident on a train carrying around 500 passengers near the village of Strasskirchen, police for the region of Bavaria said in a statement. 'At around 1:55pm today… a man on an ICE train travelling towards Vienna injured several people with dangerous objects,' the statement said. Four people received 'minor injuries', it added. The Bild daily reported that the main weapon used to attack passengers was 'probably an axe'. 'Several passengers reportedly pulled the emergency brake after the incident, causing the train to come to a halt on an open stretch of track,' it said. Passengers then surrounded the attacker, who was seriously injured and taken to hospital by helicopter, it added. Rail operator Deutsche Bahn said it was 'appalled' by the 'violent attack' on the train, which had been travelling from Hamburg. 'Our thoughts and sympathy are with the injured and all those who are now coming to terms with what they have experienced,' a spokesman said.
BreakingNews.ie
03-07-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Four people injured in axe attack on German train, police say
A man on a long-distance train in southern Germany attacked and slightly injured four people with an axe before he was detained by police, authorities said. Police in Straubing said the attack happened on an ICE express train headed to the Austrian capital, Vienna, while it was between Straubing and Plattling in the southern state of Bavaria. Advertisement About 500 people were on board when the attack happened, police said. About 150 police officers, firefighters and emergency personnel were deployed to the scene, police added. The railway line was closed down. Police did not immediately provide further details on the identity of the attacker or his motive, but later said that he was overpowered by fellow passengers and had also been injured. Police said that in addition to the axe, the perpetrator may also have used other weapons. Advertisement The perpetrator 'is probably somewhat more seriously injured', a police spokesperson told German news agency dpa. He was in police custody and receiving medical treatment. The injured passengers were taken to nearby hospitals. According to the Bavarian Red Cross, the emergency services were alerted at around 2pm local time on Thursday, after passengers pulled the emergency brakes. The Red Cross said a special care centre was set up nearby to take care of passengers. In addition to numerous rescue services and two helicopters, psychological caregivers were deployed to help those who were not injured but might have been traumatised. Advertisement German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said in a statement that 'our thoughts and sympathy are with the injured and all those who now have to come to terms with what they have experienced', and thanked the emergency services for the quick arrest of the suspect.
Al Arabiya
03-07-2025
- Al Arabiya
Police say a man injured four with an axe on a German train before he was detained
A man on a long-distance train in southern Germany attacked and slightly injured four people with an ax Thursday before he was detained by police, authorities said. Police in Straubing said the attack happened on an ICE express train headed to the Austrian capital of Vienna while it was between Straubing and Plattling in the southern state of Bavaria. About 500 people were on board when the attack happened, police said. About 150 police officers, firefighters and emergency personnel were deployed to the scene, police added. The railway line was closed down. Police did not immediately provide further details on the identity of the attacker or his motive, but later said that he was overpowered by fellow passengers and had also been injured. Police later said that in addition to the ax, the perpetrator may also have used other weapons. 'The perpetrator is probably somewhat more seriously injured,' a police spokesperson told German news agency dpa. 'He was in police custody and receiving medical treatment.' The injured passengers were taken to nearby hospitals. According to the Bavarian Red Cross, the emergency services were alerted at around 2 p.m. local time after passengers pulled the emergency brakes. The train came to a halt near the village of Straßkirchen, dpa reported. The Red Cross said a special care center was set up nearby to take care of passengers. In addition to numerous rescue services and two helicopters, psychological caregivers were deployed to help those who were not injured but might have been traumatized. German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said in a statement that 'our thoughts and sympathy are with the injured and all those who now have to come to terms with what they have experienced,' and thanked emergency services for the quick arrest of the suspect. Germany has seen several violent attacks in public spaces in recent months. In May, a woman stabbed and injured more than a dozen people at Hamburg's central station. In February, a driver plowed into a demonstration in Munich, killing two and injuring more than 20. In December, a man killed six and injured more than 200 when he drove a car through a Christmas market in Magdeburg.'
