GENEVA — A man armed with a machete attacked several people in the building where he lived in northeastern Switzerland and injured five people, including a baby, police said Friday.
Police in the city of St. Gallen were alerted to the incident shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. They said the suspect, a 34-year-old Swiss man, attacked a pregnant woman when she arrived to visit her father, who lived in the building. Her 66-year-old father was seriously injured when he rushed to help her.
Neighbors who realized what was happening followed the gunman out of the building, where he injured a 31-year-old resident and her 3-month-old baby, police said. The neighbors managed to restrain the attacker until the police arrived and arrested him, but a person who came to help was injured.
The suspect was also injured during the incident, police said. They added that there are no lives in danger.
Investigators found a flammable liquid and gas in the suspect’s apartment and evacuated the building. Police said they previously knew the man had psychological problems.
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