BA controller was injured in a knife attack in an ICE on the Munich-Augsburg route on Sunday. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. According to the police in Bavaria, the railway employee was able to pull the emergency brake after the attack.
The inspector is in a hospital, the severity of the injury is still unclear, said a police spokesman in the evening. But there is no mortal danger. “We do not know the motivation of the perpetrator,” said the spokesman.
After the train had come to a standstill, the suspect damaged a pane of the train and fled. In the search for the unknown perpetrator, the federal police and the police headquarters Swabia North took part. A police helicopter was also used.
The ICE was transferred to Augsburg train station for further securing of evidence. The criminal police started the investigation.
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