Three people injured in stabbing at Swiss train station

By Nathan Rennolds & Euronews Published on 28/05/2026 - 12:24 GMT+2•Updated 13:24 Share Comments Share

The incident took place at Winterthur train station shortly after 8:30 am.

Three people were stabbed and wounded at a train station in northern Switzerland on Thursday morning, local police said.

The suspected attacker, identified as a 31-year-old Swiss national, has been arrested.

The incident took place at Winterthur train station shortly after 8:30 am. The three injured people, aged 28, 43 and 52, were taken to hospital for treatment.

A police statement said officers were working to identify a motive for the attack.

Swiss newspaper Blick shared video footage showing a man running out of the train station and appearing to shout "Allahu akbar".

This is a developing story, and our journalists are working on further updates.

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Three people injured in stabbing at Swiss train station

The incident took place at Winterthur train station shortly after 8:30 am.

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