Winterthur (Switzerland) (AFP) – A man reportedly shouting "Allahu akbar!" injured three people with a bladed weapon at a train station near Zurich on Thursday, before being arrested, Swiss police said.
Issued on: 28/05/2026 - 15:44
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Witnesses described scenes of panic and confusion when the man, who police said was a 31-year-old Swiss national, suddenly began stabbing people at the main train station in Winterthur -- Switzerland's sixth largest city -- during the morning rush hour."Shortly after 8:30 am (0630 GMT), a man injured three people with a bladed weapon" at the station, police for Zurich canton said in a statement.They said the suspected perpetrator had been arrested and that his "motive is under investigation".Images broadcast by several Swiss media outlets and on social media showed a man with long dark hair and a full beard running in front of the station shouting "Allahu akbar!" (God is the greatest), while raising his right hand.Several witnesses quoted by Swiss media said he was armed with a knife.
All three people injured in the attack at Winterthur train station were taken to hospital © ARND WIEGMANN / AFP
