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Teen, 17, attacks, wounds several people with axe in Switzerland

BERLIN — A 17-year-old boy apparently attacked and wounded several people with an axe at a small town in northeastern Switzerland on Sunday (Oct 22) evening, the police said.

Police standing near the scene where several people where injured in an axe attack in Flums, Switzerland on Sunday, Oct 22, 2017. Photo: AP

Police standing near the scene where several people where injured in an axe attack in Flums, Switzerland on Sunday, Oct 22, 2017. Photo: AP

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BERLIN — A 17-year-old boy apparently attacked and wounded several people with an axe at a small town in northeastern Switzerland on Sunday (Oct 22) evening, the police said.

The teenager, a Latvian national who lived locally, was arrested by officers who used firearms and injured him in the process, St Gallen canton (state) police said.

The incident in the town of Flums started shortly after 8pm. Police believe the suspect attacked several people in a town square, then fled with a stolen car, which later was involved in an accident. The suspect continued on foot before attacking more people at a gas station shop, where he was arrested, the police said.

Police didn’t specify exactly how many people were hurt, and said they were working to determine how serious the injuries were.

The suspect appeared to have been a lone assailant and there was no indication of any terrorist background, the police said.

There was no other information on a possible motive. AP

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