Man arrested after injuring three nursery children in Zurich

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Police arrested a Chinese man after three five-year-old children were attacked with a sharp weapon while they were on their way to nursery with a minder in Zurich.

Police arrested a Chinese man after three five-year-old children were attacked with a sharp weapon while they were on their way to nursery with a minder in Zurich.

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ZURICH - A man has been arrested after attacking and injuring three five-year-old children with a sharp weapon while they were on their way to nursery with a minder in the Swiss city of Zurich on Oct 1, local police said.

One of the children was seriously injured in the attack, which occurred shortly after midday in the city’s northern Oerlikon district, according to the police statement.

Police did not give further details of the weapon or a possible motive.

The day-care centre employee who had been with the children alerted police, who were able to overpower the suspect, described in the statement as a 23-year-old Chinese man.

Police cordoned off the immediate area, images in local media showed.

Police said there was no further danger to the public following the suspect’s arrest. REUTERS

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