Swiss Train Hijacker Shot Dead by Police After Taking 15 Hostages
In a tense standoff that unfolded on a Swiss train, authorities have reported that a man armed with an ax and a knife held 15 passengers hostage for nearly four hours before being fatally shot by police. The incident occurred in the town of Essert-sous-Champvent on a train traveling between Baulmes and Yverdon-les-Bains in the Swiss canton of Vaud, near the French border.
According to Reuters, citing BTA, Swiss police intervened after the hijacker, identified as a 32-year-old Iranian man who had applied for asylum, refused to release the hostages....