The attack happened in the northern Zurich district of Oerlikon on Tuesday afternoon.
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Listening: Man remanded in custody after Zurich knife attack
The man who injured three children in an attack on Tuesday has been detained in pre-trial custody following a request by the public prosecutor’s office.
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Der Messerangreifer von Oerlikon ZH muss in Untersuchungshaft
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The compulsory measures court already ordered the pre-trial detention on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Zurich public prosecutor told the Keystone-SDA news agency on Thursday.
The spokesman did not make any further statements on the background to the crime.
On Tuesday afternoon, the 23-year-old man suddenly attacked a group of children heading to an after-school care facility in Zurich. A five-year-old boy was seriously injured and two other five-year-olds suffered moderate injuries. The public prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday that all of the children are out of danger.
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