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The Farsi and English-speaking hostage-taker was armed with an axe and a knife, as the Vaud cantonal police were divided by the Vaud cantonal police at a media conference in Yverdon-les-Bains at midnight on Friday. Accordingly, he forced the train driver to leave the cab and join the 12 train passengers present. The 13 hostages – some of which were tied up – were held in the train, which stopped at the Essert-sous-Champvent stop with closed doors.
Meanwhile, around 60 police officers around the train were taking up their position. At around 10.15 p.m., almost four hours after the hostage-taking began, the forces attacked when the hostage-taker was not near the detained persons. According to the police, the police used explosives to distraction before storming the train.
"When the hostage-taker stormed with his axe towards the team, a policeman made use of his weapon to protect the hostages and killed the perpetrator," said Sauterel. He had died at the scene, although there was a doctor under the police operations team. The police acted out of self-defense, Sauterel said.
Neither possible motives nor the mental state of the man could be given information for the time being, says Prosecutor General Eric Kaltenrieder. It was not known until now at which stop the hostage-takers had gone.
"According to our information, he was interacting with the hostage-taker and helped to calm the situation," Reymond told the Keystone-SDA news agency on Friday. "He was also in contact with the head of the train drivers who went to Essert-sous-Champvent, where the train was blocked."
The police needed information, especially about the access to the train. Like the other hostages, the train driver was psychologically looked after his release. He was then heard by the police.
After the operation, the regional train was confiscated and then brought to the depot. The company handed over the video surveillance of the wagon and several stations on the route to the investigators.
The 32-year-old hostage-taker was armed with an axe and a knife. Some passengers were tied up. After almost four hours, the police attacked.
The hostage-taking was reported at the level of Essert-sous-Champvent at around 6.35 p.m. The perpetrator was probably a 32-year-old asylum seeker of Iranian nationality, who was assigned to the canton of Neuchatel. According to the police, his identity has to be established beyond doubt.The Farsi and English-speaking hostage-taker was armed with an axe and a knife, as the Vaud cantonal police were divided by the Vaud cantonal police at a media conference in Yverdon-les-Bains at midnight on Friday. Accordingly, he forced the train driver to leave the cab and join the 12 train passengers present. The 13 hostages – some of which were tied up – were held in the train, which stopped at the Essert-sous-Champvent stop with closed doors.
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The police were alerted by the people trapped on the train and then shut down the surrounding area. With the help of a Farsi interpreter, negotiating specialists from the cantonal police communicated with the hostage-taker, in particular via news about the mobile phones of the hostages, as Jean-Christophe Sauterel, head of communications of the Vaudois police, said.Meanwhile, around 60 police officers around the train were taking up their position. At around 10.15 p.m., almost four hours after the hostage-taking began, the forces attacked when the hostage-taker was not near the detained persons. According to the police, the police used explosives to distraction before storming the train.
"When the hostage-taker stormed with his axe towards the team, a policeman made use of his weapon to protect the hostages and killed the perpetrator," said Sauterel. He had died at the scene, although there was a doctor under the police operations team. The police acted out of self-defense, Sauterel said.
Motif for the time being unclear
According to the police, the hostages remained unscathed. They were looked after medically and psychologically and taken to a police post where relatives were waiting for them. In the course of the investigation, the hostages were also questioned by the police.Neither possible motives nor the mental state of the man could be given information for the time being, says Prosecutor General Eric Kaltenrieder. It was not known until now at which stop the hostage-takers had gone.
Behaviour of the train driver praised during hostage taking
During the hostage take, the train driver was connected with his direct superior. "Love the feedback we have behaved exemplary," says Daniel Reymond, the director of the regional railway company Travys."According to our information, he was interacting with the hostage-taker and helped to calm the situation," Reymond told the Keystone-SDA news agency on Friday. "He was also in contact with the head of the train drivers who went to Essert-sous-Champvent, where the train was blocked."
The police needed information, especially about the access to the train. Like the other hostages, the train driver was psychologically looked after his release. He was then heard by the police.
After the operation, the regional train was confiscated and then brought to the depot. The company handed over the video surveillance of the wagon and several stations on the route to the investigators.
