Swiss train attacker did not know victims

The Swiss man who attacked passengers on a train in eastern Switzerland with a knife and a flammable liquid last Saturday, killing one and wounding five, did not know any of his victims, prosecutors said on Tuesday. The police had earlier ruled out any links to terrorism. A spokesman for the St Gallen prosecutors’ office Roman Dobler said on Tuesday there was no indication that the 27-year-old Swiss man’s act was linked to any political or religious extremism. He said neither was there any sign that the perpetrator had any personal links to the victims. The police had already ruled out any connection to terrorism after the man attacked several passengers on the train on Saturday afternoon at 2.20pm near Salez station on the route between Buchs and Sennwald, on the Liechtenstein border. Video footage showed the man using a knife in the attack and igniting flammable liquid. When the train pulled into Salez station, a passer-by dragged the attacker onto the platform, ...