4 injured in axe attack on RER E train in France -- media-Xinhua

4 injured in axe attack on RER E train in France -- media

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-11-04 19:49:02

PARIS, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Four people were injured, including two seriously, in an axe attack that occurred Monday morning on an RER E train at Ozoir-la-Ferriere station in the French department of Seine-et-Marne, French news channel BFMTV reported.

A fight involving several people broke out around 8 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on a suburban train at Ozoir-la-Ferriere station, resulting in four injuries. Two of them were seriously wounded: one had a hand severed, while the other suffered a skull fracture, said the report.

According to France's national railway company SNCF, the train has come to a stop at the platform, leading to disruptions on the RER E line, with several trains canceled.