
Man arrested for setting off pyrotechnics on German train, injuring 12
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Berlin: A 20 year old man armed with knives was arrested after setting off pyrotechnics on a high speed train in Germany, injuring 12 people, police s...
Berlin: A 20-year-old man armed with knives was arrested after setting off pyrotechnics on a high-speed train in Germany, injuring 12 people, police said Friday.
The incident occurred late Thursday on an Intercity Express train, the German equivalent of France's TGV, bound for Frankfurt in western Germany, with around 180 passengers evacuated.
The case has been referred to a security service unit in Bonn specialised in handling politically motivated crimes, a police spokeswoman told AFP.
She declined to comment on a report by the German daily Bild that the suspect was believed to be an extreme-right activist with a criminal record.
A police statement said that "a political motive cannot be ruled out at the moment".













