Three people have been injured in a knife rampage at a train station in Switzerland.
The victims of the early morning attack in Winterthur, near Zurich, were rushed to hospital, one having sustained serious injuries, according to police.
A 31-year-old Swiss national was arrested after attempting to flee the scene, local media reported. Police said they were still working to identify a motive.
Swiss newspaper Blick said it had obtained a video showing a man running out of the station concourse shouting “Allahu Akbar”, an Arabic phrase meaning God is great.
Video shared by the newspaper showed a group of children being guided away from a man running along the street besides the station while others streamed across the road.
Blick cited an eyewitness as saying the man held a knife, while people around him were screaming and running away. The incident prompted a major police operation, it added.
Images from the scene showed a cordon set up and police on hand after the incident, which occurred shortly after 8.30am local time. The station area was temporarily blocked off to allow for ‘rescue operations’, Swiss channel RSI reported.
Police said that the three injured individuals were Swiss citizens aged 28, 43 and 52.
Roger Bonetti, spokesperson for the Zurich cantonal police, said one person sustained serious injuries, while the other two were “moderately” injured in the attack.
Earlier local reports had claimed a single victim was attacked while waiting on the platform for a train.
Blick shared images of a man with long dark hair and a black T-shirt being arrested by police.
Zurich cantonal police responded alongside Winterthur city police, the SBB transport police, the rescue service of the Winterthur hospital and Zurich protection and rescue teams.
Winterthur is a city of around 123,000 residents, located in northeastern Switzerland.
Police are expected to share more details this afternoon.
