Switzerland knife attack leaves six injured

A man injured half a dozen people on Wednesday, two of them seriously, before being arrested in Zofingen, northern Switzerland. The suspect was identified by canton Aargau police on Thursday as a 43-year-old Spaniard. They said he had displayed signs of erratic behaviour. He is currently in hospital and under surveillance. Police believe the man acted alone and that there is no longer any danger to the public. There is no indication of any terrorist motivation, they added on Thursday afternoon. The man “used sharp-edged blades” and injured six people, “two of them seriously”, according to the police. All the victims remained in hospital on Wednesday evening; by Thursday, the two serious cases were reported as being not life-threatening. + How Swiss police are trained to defuse tense situations At around 4pm local time on Wednesday, the man attacked a first passer-by at the railway station in Zofingen. He then walked on and attacked several others, apparently at random, before ...