Overview
- Police arrested a 31-year-old man at the scene after he injured three Swiss men with a bladed weapon at Winterthur train station.
- Officials said one victim was seriously hurt and two were moderately injured and taken to hospital, with two released by mid-afternoon.
- Video and witnesses showed the attacker shouting “Allahu akbar” and running through the station area past a group of schoolchildren who were shielded by their teacher.
- Zurich cantonal police and local agencies cordoned multiple areas for forensics and transported the suspect into custody while train services were not disrupted.
- Authorities said the event is being treated as an act of terror and that the suspect’s alleged 2015 contact over extremist propaganda and recent psychiatric treatment are subject to ongoing investigation.