Knife Attack On Train In Austria Wounds 2

A regional train rides past the spot where where the train stopped, in which a 17-year-old man from Afghanistan attacked passengers with an axe and knife in a regional train on Monday, 18 July 2016, near Wuerzburg-He... A regional train rides past the spot where where the train stopped, in which a 17-year-old man from Afghanistan attacked passengers with an axe and knife in a regional train on Monday, 18 July 2016, near Wuerzburg-Heidingsfeld, Germany, 20 July 2016. Four people were seriously injured and another slightly injured. The police shot and killed the assailant as he fled. Photo by: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images MORE LESS

VIENNA (AP) — Police say that a man attacked passengers on a train in western Austria, seriously wounding two people.

The assault occurred early Tuesday near the village of Sulz, in westernmost Vorarlberg province. Police say the attacker, a 60-year old German national, appeared mentally confused.

A 19-year old man suffered wounds to the stomach and back. The other victim, a 17-year old male, had a throat injury. Both were hospitalized.

Police ruled out any connection to Saturday’s incident on a Swiss train that left both the attacker and a victim dead after the man attacked passengers with a knife and burning liquid.

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