‘Allahu Akbar’: Man Arrested After Mass Stabbing at Swiss Railway Station

Three people have been hospitalised in the Swiss city of Winterhur after an “allahu akbar” shouting knifeman stabbed members of the public, prompting a major police response.

A 31-year-old man, described as a Swiss citizen, was arrested near Winterhur railway station on Thursday morning after a mass stabbing. Several people are reported to have been attacked and three were hospitalised. Two victims received moderate wounds and a third is in serious condition.

Police said the victims, all Swiss citizens, are aged 28, 43, 52 and gave no further details. An investigation into the attack is underway and no indication has yet been made about a potential motive, or whether the Swiss government will class it as an act of terrorism.

Swiss German-language newspaper Blick reports on eyewitness accounts and video taken at the scene which show a heavily bearded man wearing casual clothes including a black t-shirt shouting “allahu akbar” (Allah is the