Knifeman seriously wounds 2 in Austrian train attack
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A knife-wielding man attacked passengers yesterday morning on a train in western Austria, seriously wounding two, police said. The suspect was arrested.
The assault occurred near the village of Sulz, in westernmost Vorarlberg province. A police statement said that a 19-year-old man suffered wounds to the stomach and back. The other victim, a 17-year-old male, had a throat injury. Both were hospitalized.
The assault came three days after a man attacked passengers on a crowded Swiss train with a knife and burning liquid Saturday, in an assault that left him and one of his victims dead. In Austria, Vorarlberg police spokeswoman Elisabeth Engelhardt said police were searching for a motive as they questioned the man but “at this point there is no knowledge” of a copycat attack.
“We assume that the perpetrator is mentally confused,” she said in an e-mail.
St Gallen canton police in Switzerland yesterday said that three victims of Saturday’s attack remained in hospital, including a 17-year-old girl still in life-threatening condition.
The Austrian police statement said the 19-year-old was the first victim in yesterday’s incident, with the perpetrator lunging at him from a facing seat. He then attacked the 17-year-old.
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