According to local press, the passengers were able to safely exit the train around ten minutes after the “loud explosion”.
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Passengers on a train were taken hostage by an armed man in eastern Switzerland on Thursday February 8, before being safely released in the evening, authorities announced. At X, Jean-Christophe Soterelle, police spokesman for the canton of Vaud, reported “Hostages held in Assert-sous-Champvent, hostages released, press briefing at 11:45 pm.”.
A large police force was deployed at Asert-sous-Champvent station, a few kilometers from Yverdon, near Lake Neuchâtel, according to online newspaper 24 Heures, which said the hostage-taker was reportedly armed with an axe.
Access to the station “Prohibited by law enforcement” And “At 10:18 pm there was a loud explosion in the local. Ambulances were dispatched to the scene before passengers began to safely exit the train at 10:30 p.m. Local, writes the newspaper 24 Heures. No details on the number of passengers and the motive of the hostage-taker were immediately released.
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