Iranian Man Seizing Hostages on Swiss Train Killed by Police
TL;DR
A 32-year-old Iranian asylum-seeker seized more than a dozen hostages on a Swiss train using an axe and a knife, but was killed by police after a standoff. No passengers were injured, and the hostages were freed unharmed. The man, who demanded the train engineer join the hostages, was speaking Farsi and English. An investigation is underway to determine the man's motive.
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