A man took 15 people hostage on a train in Switzerland on Thursday  About four hours later, police entered the train and killed the hostage-taker. 



The hostage-taker was a 32-year-old Iranian asylum seeker, police said  However, the police did not say what his intention was  The hostage-taker had an ax and a knife.


Jean-Christophe Stourel, a police spokesman for the Vaud canton in Switzerland, near the border with France, said there were no signs of a terrorist connection to the hostage incident.  The incident took place in the town of Esser-sous-Schau in the canton of Vaux.


All the hostages have been rescued in good condition, according to a police statement on Friday .

About 60 policemen took part in the operation, Prosecutor General Eric Kaltenrieder told local TV.  Hostage incidents are rare in Switzerland  However, there have been some hostage incidents in banks and businesses in the past  In January 2022, employees of a watch manufacturer were taken hostage and forced to open a vault  There were precious metals in the vault.