Huge shock in the regional express train on the way to Bremen. A passenger shouted loudly that all the other passengers on the train had to be killed.
One passenger made an emergency call to the police at around 3.30 pm. Emergency forces then cleared the station in Syke and waited for the train, which had started in Osnabrück, to stop.
Several officers searched the train. They arrested a Syrian man (24), who put up a fierce fight. Simon Gruhl, spokesman for the Federal Police: “Four officers had to carry him off the train.”
Witnesses reported that the suspect not only allegedly made death threats against passengers, but also mentioned a bomb and the Quran.
However, during the search of the train as well as the suspect, no dangerous objects could be found.
According to initial investigations, the suspect might have been talking to a second person. It is possible that the companion already got off the train at Diepholz, Barnstorf or Twistringen stations.
Therefore, the police are now looking for further eyewitnesses who can give information about what happened and about the 24-year-old’s fellow passenger. Anyone who can provide information is asked to contact the Bremen Federal Police by calling 0421/16299-7777.
No one was injured as a result of the incident. At 5.19 p.m., the train RE4460 was able to continue its journey.
Criminal charges were brought against the man for threatening and resisting law enforcement officers. Further investigations are ongoing.