Armed Hostage Situation on Swiss Train

Overnight in Switzerland, a tense hostage situation unfolded on a train in Essert-sous-Champvent, near the French border, when a man armed with an axe and a knife held 15 people captive. The ordeal, lasting nearly four hours, ended when police stormed the train late Thursday, resulting in the assailant's fatal injury. The incident took place on the train route between Baulmes and Yverdon-les-Bains in the Vaud canton.