Overview
- The incident unfolded Tuesday on the S6 after insults toward a conductor escalated at Düsseldorf-Garath.
- A second train employee alerted federal police and later identified the suspects at the Düsseldorf-Benrath stop.
- Bundespolizei stopped another S-Bahn near Düsseldorf-Volksgarten, evacuated passengers, and arrested two suspects in protective gear.
- Officers secured a blank-firing pistol, and one passenger received medical care for a panic attack.
- The suspects, aged 16 and 20, were not previously known to police and now face a threat case, with local reports saying they were later released after consultation with legal guardians.