An Iranian asylum seeker was shot dead by police after he lunged at police while brandishing an axe during a four-hour hostage-taking on board a Swiss local train.
Approximately 100 emergency personnel responded to the hostage situation on a local train stationed at Essay Sous Chamvin station after passengers managed to report the situation to police. A “screaming” 32-year-old Iranian asylum seeker armed with an ax and knife tied up at least some of the 14 passengers and the driver of a train from Sainte-Croix to Yverdon, holding them hostage for four hours.report 20 minutes in Switzerland.
Police were eventually able to speak to the man through Whatsapp installed on the hostage passenger’s mobile phone, but they had to use an interpreter as the attacker only spoke Farsi and English. Eventually, the Iranian hostage-takers stood some distance from their captors, giving police room to maneuver. Explosives were detonated to blind the man, and police officers rushed into the carriage as a police sniper stood by.
A member of the forensic police force inspects the interior of a train in which passengers were taken hostage from Yverdon to Sainte-Croix, on February 9, 2024, in Essay-sous-Champvin, western Switzerland. The incident in western Switzerland ended with the suspect killed and the hostages safely released during a police raid, authorities said. (Photo by: Fabrice COFFRINI/AFP) (Photo by: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP, Getty Images)
Police block the road leading to the train station in Essay-Sous-Champvin, western Switzerland, February 8, 2024. A hostage situation on a train in western Switzerland ended after a police raid left the suspect dead and the hostages safely released. said the authorities. (Photo by: Fabrice COFFRINI/AFP) (Photo by: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP, Getty Images)
It was announced that no hostages or police were injured in the operation, but the Iranian hostage-taker, brandishing an axe, charged at police officers and was shot dead for causing trouble.
On the other hand, Swiss newspapers Neue Zurcher Zeitung report Police have said that “based on initial investigations, the perpetrator’s motive is not yet clear,” but officers are already confident enough to say the hostage-takers are “not terrorists or jihadists.” It seems like it is.
One of the witnesses was talked for 20 minutes described this seizure and emphasized how it fits into everyday life. In fact, Swiss media reacted to footage taken from inside the scene of the hostage taking, in which ordinary members of the captives were seen calmly conversing with the captors. An eyewitness said: “When I saw the man and heard the screams, at first I thought he was drunk or on drugs. I often see people like that on the train. But they are harmless.” .”
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