Three children hurt in stabbing at Zurich care centre

One victim was seriously injured in the attack. Keystone-SDA

A 23-year-old man attacked several children with a stabbing weapon at a daycare in the Oerlikon area of Zurich on Tuesday. One seriously injured and two moderately injured boys aged five were taken to hospital.

An after-school care worker was walking with several children from a kindergarten to an after-school care centre when a man with a stabbing weapon attacked the children on Berninastrasse, according to Zurich city police.

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The care worker reacted immediately and overpowered the attacker with the help of another man. They held the suspected perpetrator until the emergency services arrived.

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The suspect, a 23-year-old man, was arrested without resistance and was taken to a police station by Zurich city police, it was reported.

Translated from German by DeepL/gw

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