Attack in ICE Train Heading to Vienna: Several Injured

A man attacked several passengers on an ICE train in Lower Bavaria on Thursday. According to initial findings, four people were slightly injured in the incident in Straßkirchen (Straubing-Bogen district), the police reported. The suspected perpetrator was arrested after being overpowered by fellow passengers. He is believed to have used a hammer for the attack. According to the police, the attacker is a 20-year-old Syrian national.

Man slightly injured four passengers with a hammer in Lower Bavaria

As Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) announced in the evening, the suspect is registered in the Vienna area. The Bavarian and Austrian investigative authorities are cooperating in the investigations. In Bavaria, the man was not previously known to the police, but this still needs to be checked in other federal states. There are currently no indications of an extremist background, said the minister. He also confirmed that the 20-year-old was armed with a hammer and an axe. There was initially no statement from the Austrian authorities.

According to the information, the train was traveling with approximately 500 passengers from Hamburg-Altona towards Vienna. The attack was launched between Regensburg and Plattling. The 20-year-old reportedly attacked and injured several passengers in a compartment on the train with dangerous objects, said a police spokesman. Passengers nearby were able to overpower him according to initial findings, before the police arrested him.

Three of the four injured also Syrian nationals

Three of the four injured in an attack on an ICE train near the Lower Bavarian town of Straßkirchen, like the suspected attacker, are Syrian nationals, as the police announced. The injured are men aged 15, 24, and 51 years. The nationality of the fourth victim, a 38-year-old passenger, was initially not known.

The perpetrator "is likely to be somewhat more seriously injured," said a police spokesman. He is in police custody and is receiving medical treatment. According to the current status, no one is in life-threatening condition. According to information from "Bild.de," a passenger is said to have wrested a weapon from him and struck him with it.

Injured in Hospital, Route Closed

The railway line was initially closed. Firefighters, police, and rescue services were on the scene in large numbers. A spokesman for the Integrated Control Center in Straubing spoke of about 150 forces being deployed - but that was only a rough estimate. The injured were being taken to hospitals.

Deutsche Bahn (DB) expressed its sympathy for the affected and their relatives. "Our thoughts and sympathy are with the injured and all those who now have to process the experience," said a railway spokesman. "We wish all those affected a quick and complete recovery." He also thanked the emergency services for the quick arrest of the suspect.

(APA/Red)

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