A knife attack in the middle of the street leaves several injured in Switzerland

Astonishment in the streets of Zofingen, northern Switzerland. On Wednesday, May 15, around 4 p.m., a man attacked passers-by, possibly “randomly,” using a knife. according to “ 20 minutes “The police confirm that at least two people were injured and taken to hospital, but the toll may be higher.

A very large police operation was deployed – a specialist team was called in for reinforcements – and the man was arrested after two hours of tracking. He had minor injuries. “Everything is under control,” canton Aargau police said.

Holed up in a house

“Regional newspaper” Argauer Zeitung » Reports testimony of a reader whose pregnant wife was allegedly attacked by a stranger with a “metal object.” The husband told the newspaper that the woman “was injured in her face and has some swelling, but she is in good condition given the circumstances.”

The man first attacked a passerby at the station of this town with a population of about 12 thousand people, which is located about sixty kilometers south of Basel and the same distance west of Zurich. He then walked over and attacked several other people, apparently at random. However, 20 Minutes reports that teachers at a school in Zofingen were targeted.

The attacker then took refuge in a house before the police were able to neutralize him.