Trial begins in Aachen: Trial after explosive device attack on ICE train begins
A man is said to have thrown explosive devices in a train near Siegburg in April, injuring ten passengers. Two men prevented anything worse from happening at the time. The motive of the perpetrator? Unclear.
A 20-year-old German man is to go on trial at the Aachen Regional Court on Tuesday, accused of attempted murder for throwing explosive devices and planning a knife attack on passengers on an ICE train near Siegburg on April 2. The defendant allegedly threw two "soft air" grenades on the train, injuring ten people, and had a backpack, helmet, and knife in the toilet to carry out a knife attack.
He sent a manifesto to media houses before the attack, announcing his intention to kill people, but was thwarted by a train employee and a passenger who locked him in the toilet until police arrived. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison, and the court will also consider imposing preventive detention.
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