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| Switzerland Salez attack: Knifeman sets fire to Swiss train | Switzerland Salez attack: Knifeman sets fire to Swiss train |
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| A knifeman has set fire to a train in north-eastern Switzerland, leaving six people in hospital with stab wounds and burns, police say. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | "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. | Police spokesman Hanspeter Kruesi told AFP news agency the suspected attacker was not of immigrant background. |
| Three rescue helicopters are at the scene. A major police operation is under way. | Three rescue helicopters are at the scene. A major police operation is under way. |
| The attack occurred around 14:20 (12:20 GMT) as the train was approaching Salez station, between the towns of Buchs and Sennwald. | The attack occurred around 14:20 (12:20 GMT) as the train was approaching Salez station, between the towns of Buchs and Sennwald. |
| Several dozen passengers were on board at the time of the attack. | Several dozen passengers were on board at the time of the attack. |
| Apart from the child, a girl and a boy, both 17, two women aged 34 and 43, and a man aged 50 were hurt. | Apart from the child, a girl and a boy, both 17, two women aged 34 and 43, and a man aged 50 were hurt. |
| Some of the injured are said to be in a serious condition. | Some of the injured are said to be in a serious condition. |
| Police estimated damage to the train at CHF100,000 (£79,000; $103,000). | Police estimated damage to the train at CHF100,000 (£79,000; $103,000). |
| European states have been on the alert for "lone wolf" attacks after a series of recent incidents. | European states have been on the alert for "lone wolf" attacks after a series of recent incidents. |
| Last month, an Afghan asylum seeker attacked passengers on a train in the neighbouring German state of Bavaria with an axe, injuring four people. | Last month, an Afghan asylum seeker attacked passengers on a train in the neighbouring German state of Bavaria with an axe, injuring four people. |
| The so-called Islamic State later claimed the attack, releasing a video of the attacker who was shot dead by police as he fled. | The so-called Islamic State later claimed the attack, releasing a video of the attacker who was shot dead by police as he fled. |