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Prosecutor Says Self-Immolation Likely Sparked Kerzers Bus Fire That Killed Six

Investigators now attribute the blaze to a single passenger without any sign of terrorism.

Overview

  • At a press conference, Fribourg prosecutor Raphael Bourquin said a Swiss man in his sixties boarded with bags, doused himself in a flammable liquid and set himself alight, and preliminary evidence indicates he is among the dead.
  • Police confirm at least six fatalities and five injured, with three taken to hospital, two in serious condition and one since discharged; victim identification is ongoing.
  • Authorities have opened a criminal investigation, set up a witness hotline and removed the burned PostBus from the scene after overnight forensic work.
  • Officials say there is currently no evidence pointing to a terror attack, and investigators are still determining how many people were on board.
  • Detectives are reconstructing the DüdingenKerzers route to verify who got on and off, and federal police (Fedpol) may assist as the probe advances.