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Woman and suspect die after Swiss train attack

Two girls, aged 6 and 17, remain in a serious condition after attack on train in St Gallen

A police car outside the train station inSalez, Switzerland. A 34-year-old woman died on Sunday from wounds suffered after a man attacked her and four others with a knife and a burning liquid aboard a crowded train in Switzerland. Photograph: Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP
A police car outside the train station inSalez, Switzerland. A 34-year-old woman died on Sunday from wounds suffered after a man attacked her and four others with a knife and a burning liquid aboard a crowded train in Switzerland. Photograph: Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP
Sun Aug 14 2016 - 14:38

One woman died and two girls were in a serious condition a day after an attack on a Swiss train by a man armed with a knife and flammable fluid which also claimed the suspect’s life, local police said on Sunday.

The 34-year-old woman and the 27-year-old suspect died from their injuries on Sunday, St Gallen cantonal police said.

Five people were stabbed or suffered burns during an attack by a Swiss man on a train nearing Salez station in St Gallen in northeast Switzerland.

A sixth person suffered smoke inhalation as he came to the aid of the others.

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Three victims remained in hospital on Sunday morning, including the two girls in serious condition who are aged 6 and 17-years-old.

Police searched the home of the suspect, who lived in a neighbouring canton. They said they had found no indication of a politically or terrorist motivated act. “The motive remains unclear,” they said in a statement. “There is currently none that can be found.”

Police have not released the suspect’s name.

Reuters