Man arrested after three injured in stabbing at Swiss train station

Key developments are emerging from the global stage. Man arrested after three injured in stabbing at Swiss train station39 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleGetty ImagesThe attack took place at Winterthur train station, northwest of Zurich. A man has been arrested after three people were injured in a stabbing attack at a train station in Switzerland, police said.

They said the three victims - Swiss nationals aged 28, 43 and 52 - were hospitalised after the attack at Winterthur train station. The suspect, a 31-year-old Swiss man, used a bladed weapon and that the motive was under investigation, police added.

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An eyewitness working in an office building nearby told a local newspaper he heard a man yell "Allahu Akbar" - meaning "God is greatest" in Arabic - at around 08:30 local time before attacking people with a knife. A group of schoolchildren were passing through the area at a time and a school teacher was seen standing in front of them to protect them, according to local media.

Another eyewitness, a taxi driver, told Zurich-based daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung that a man had been walking around the station's underpass attacking people. Photos published by Swiss news outlets show several areas around the station being cordoned off.

The story has become one of the most prominent items on the global agenda.