Three people were injured in a knife attack at a train station in Winterthur, near Zurich, on Thursday (28 May), in what Swiss police described as a terrorist act linked to radicalisation and Islamic State propaganda.
Swiss police said the stabbing at Winterthur train station was a terrorist act after officers arrested a 31-year-old Swiss-Turkish man suspected of extremist radicalisation and previous links to Islamic State propaganda.
The incident took place at around 0630 GMT, when the suspect allegedly attacked multiple people at the busy station in the city north of Zurich.
Authorities said three victims were injured, including one person stabbed in the neck, another in the leg and a third in the thigh. Police confirmed that one of the injured required emergency surgery.
Zurich canton security director Mario Fehr described the incident as “a vile terrorist act,” adding that police intervention prevented further casualties.
He also praised bystanders, including a teacher who reportedly shielded her pupils during the attack.
Cantonal police said the suspect had previously been reported in 2015 for spreading propaganda linked to the Islamic State group. Investigators said the motive appeared to be linked to radicalisation and extremism.
Police said the suspect was arrested shortly after the attack. The victims are receiving hospital treatment.
Swiss media reported that video footage circulating online showed a man fleeing the station while shouting religious slogans, although the material has not been independently verified.
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