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Passengers Subdue Knife-Carrying Suspect After Pyrotechnics Injure 12 on German High-Speed Train

Police opened a motive inquiry, with unverified media reports describing plastic beads in the devices plus an alleged threat to kill.

Overview

  • A 20-year-old set off pyrotechnic devices on an ICE high-speed train bound for Frankfurt and was carrying two knives, according to police.
  • Twelve passengers suffered minor injuries from the blasts inside the carriage, police said.
  • Fellow travelers overpowered the man and locked him in a toilet until officers boarded and arrested him.
  • About 180 people were evacuated after the train halted, and service was disrupted while responders secured the scene.
  • Investigators are probing intent, while Bild reports he claimed he wanted to kill and Deutschlandfunk interviews say the devices held plastic beads, claims not yet verified.