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Swiss train attacker and one victim dead | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A 34-year-old woman who was injured in an attack by a knifeman on a Swiss train has died in hospital, police say. | |
The attacker, a 27-year-old Swiss man, also died on Sunday, they said. | |
Five other people were hurt when the man set fire to the train and stabbed passengers in the attack on Saturday. Two of them, including a six-year-old child, are in a serious condition. | |
Police have said that, as yet, there is no indication of a political or terrorist motive for the attack. | |
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. |