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| Three people are stabbed by knifeman 'shouting Allahu Akbar' at Swiss train station UPDATE: ISIS-linked known wolf nutter | |
| 2026-05-28 | |
| "We'll probably never know his motivation" [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Three people have been stabbed in Switzerland after a knife-wielding man unleashed a violent attack in a train station. The incident at the Winterthur railway station unfolded on Thursday morning when 31-year-old Nesip Dedler allegedly wounded three people with a bladed weapon. Footage from the scene showed the alleged knifeman running past a group of terrified young school children with a weapon in hand as their teacher tried to shield them. Multiple witnesses claimed that the knifeman shouted 'Allahu Akbar', an Arabic phrase meaning God is great, as he unleashed his violent rampage and ran past the school group. One person was seriously wounded, and two others sustained moderate injuries and were hospitalised, Swiss news outlet Blick reports. The victims are all Swiss citizens aged 28, 43, and 52. The attack has been described as a 'terrorist act,' with Mario Fehr, in charge of security in the Swiss canton of Zurich, telling reporters during a press briefing this afternoon that it was 'clear from the scene that the motive for this act must be sought in the realm of radicalisation and extremism.' One passerby told news outlet Blick: 'I heard a man behind me shout 'Allahu Akbar' five or six times in a very emotional and agitated manner.' Images shared by several Swiss media outlets and on social media showed a man with long brown hair, wearing a black t-shirt and grey shorts, being escorted by police following his arrest. Emergency services - including ten to fifteen police cars - rushed to the scene. Images showed cops patrolling the area, where a privacy screen was set up. The attacks took place across several locations near the train station, according to local media. One witness, a taxi driver who drove past the scene of the incident, said he had seen a man walking around the underpass and attacking people. Security officials said today that suspect Dedeler, a Swiss-Turkish dual national, had contacted police on Sunday, making 'incoherent statements.' Cops referred him to a psychiatric clinic in Winterthur, but he was released on Wednesday after doctors concluded that he no longer posed a danger to himself or to others, Swiss outlet SRF reports. 'Apparently, this assessment was incorrect,' Fehr stated. Dedler, a Swiss-Turkish dual-national, was already known to authorities, SRF reported, and had been investigated by authorities in connection with a series of violent incidents at the An'Nur Mosque in Winterthur, which was later forced to close. According to SRF, Dedler, a jihadist supporter, was born in Switzerland and became a Swiss citizen in 2009. He moved to Turkey in 2024 and returned to Switzerland this month. The Zurich cantonal police are conducting an intensive investigation to clarify the background of the attack and make a final determination on the motive of the attack, he said. Winterthur has about 123,000 residents and is located in northeastern Switzerland, near the country's biggest city, Zurich.
Translated from German At Winterthur train station (Switzerland), a man is said to have injured several people with a knife. During his escape, he shouted: "Allahu Akbar". https://nius.de/ausland/grosseinsatz-am-bahnhof-winterthur-augenzeugen-berichten-von-messerangriff-und-allahu-akbar-rufen
The 52-year-old underwent emergency surgery after being stabbed in the thigh, Marius Weyermann, a Zurich police commander, told reporters at a news conference. The 43-year-old suffered a neck injury and has since been released from the hospital, while the 28-year-old will leave the hospital “soon,” according to Weyermann. Mario Fehr, head of Switzerland’s Department of Security, said the police response prevented something even more catastrophic from happening, Blick reported. “Thanks to their swift intervention, something worse was prevented,” he said, labeling the stabbings a “heinous act of terrorism.” The man carried out the rampage just three days after he was sent to a psychiatric unit in Winterthur. Weyermann said the attacker was admitted to the hospital after making “incoherent statements.” But he stressed there didn’t appear to be a link to violence, only delusion. The man left the unit voluntarily on Tuesday before police readmitted him. On Wednesday, a doctor ruled he posed no danger to himself or others, meaning he was free to leave. But the attacker had been known to the police since 2015 for violating Switzerland’s ban on the Islamic State — a measure which has been in place for more than a decade. He allegedly spread ISIS propaganda and received radical content, according to the Swiss public broadcaster SRF. In 2024, he applied to renew his Swiss passport before emigrating to Turkey in August that year, according to Fehr. The man returned to Switzerland in May 2026 after he “disappeared for two years,” the security chief said. Authorities have not released any details on the type of blade used — but confirmed that it broke during the attack. Cops refused to share any details relating to how the perp was apprehended, other than the fact it was within minutes. Eyewitnesses said a group of schoolchildren had passed the knife-wielding man, as a teacher stepped in to protect the defenseless minors. Related: Switzerland: 2026-05-23 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 22, 2026 Switzerland: 2026-05-15 A Vienna cafe offers refuge for Israel supporters as tensions brew at Eurovision Switzerland: 2026-05-14 Report: Houthis, with Iranian Help, Building Sophisticated Weapons Arsenal Related: Winterthur: 2022-01-15 Case dropped against Swiss man thought linked to 2020 jihadist attack in Vienna Winterthur: 2020-11-25 Swiss police identify arrested assailant in knife attack as jihadist Winterthur: 2020-11-09 Two men arrested in Switzerland over possible links to a deadly attack in Vienna on November 2 | |
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