Three people were stabbed by a knifeman who shouted “Allahu Akbar” multiple times as he launched an attack in front of a group of school children at a Swiss train station on Thursday morning.
The armed attacker, described as a 31-year-old Swiss national, stabbed three men with a “bladed weapon” just after 8:30 a.m. at the Winterthur train station outside of Zurich, the Zurich Cantonal Police said.
Eyewitnesses said a group of school children had passed the knife-wielding man, as the teacher stepped in to protect the defenseless minors.
“He had a knife in his hand,” a witness told Blick. “Everyone was screaming and running away.”
Video shared online by Swiss politician Nils Fiechter captured the ragged-looking man racing down the street with a hand in the air, screaming “Allahu Akbar” as the frightened children were ushered to safety.
The suspected attacker was arrested by officers at the train station and hauled off to a police station across the street.
Another witness, a student traveling through the station, reported seeing the attack less than 100 feet away from where they were standing.
“I heard a man behind me shout ‘Allahu Akbar’ five or six times in a very emotional and agitated manner,” the witness told Blick.
Police responded to the station within minutes.
“Looking back, I got goosebumps,” the witness said.
The three victims, all Swiss men ranging in ages 28, 43 and 52, were hospitalized after the attack, police said.
Police arrested the suspect at the station.
No motive was revealed in the horrifying daylight attack as police set up a large perimeter at the station to conduct the investigation.
This is a developing story
Disclaimer : This story is auto aggregated by a computer programme and has not been created or edited by DOWNTHENEWS. Publisher: nypost.com
