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German Police Arrest 20-Year-Old After Pyrotechnics Ignite on High-Speed Train

Investigators say the motive remains unclear.

Overview

  • Passengers detained a 20-year-old after he set off pyrotechnic devices on an Intercity-Express train Thursday night, according to police.
  • Officers arrested the suspect at Siegburg/Bonn station after riders locked him in a restroom and the train was evacuated.
  • About 12 passengers suffered mostly minor injuries, including one taken to a Bonn hospital for ear trauma.
  • Police said they seized two knives and additional commercially sold smoke devices from the suspect.
  • The train with roughly 180 passengers was cleared and a section of the station cordoned off, then the track reopened around 12:45 a.m. after a forensic exam as police pursued charges of dangerous bodily harm and explosives and weapons offenses.