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9 February 06:33

A man armed with an axe and a knife took 14 passengers and a train driver hostage in Switzerland. The man was shot dead by police.

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A gunman has taken 15 people hostage on a train in western Switzerland. He was identified as a 32-year-old Iranian 'asylum seeker'. He was later shot dead by a policeman as he quickly charged at him with an axe. The hostages were released unharmed.

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The British police have confirmed that the stabbing attack on a train, which occurred on Saturday evening, was not terrorist. A 32-year-old man is the main suspect.
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Ten people, including nine seriously injured, have been hospitalized after an attack on a train near Cambridge, in eastern England. Two men have been arrested.
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The police in Lorient, France, shot a man who attempted to stab pedestrians, and he died as a result of the intervention.
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