Man Attacks Three Children in Zurich: Assailant Apprehended

Three young children were injured in an attack by a 23-year-old Chinese national while heading to a day care centre in Zurich. The assailant was overpowered by a day care employee and another man before being arrested. The motive for the attack is unknown.

A man attacked and injured three young children as they were heading to a day care centre in Zurich on Tuesday, Swiss police said. The suspect was arrested.

Officers were alerted to the incident in the Oerlikon district of Switzerland's biggest city shortly after midday. Police said the children were on their way to the day-care centre with a woman who works for the facility when the man suddenly stabbed them. The centre employee quickly overwhelmed the assailant with the help of another man and held him until police arrived. Police said the suspect is a 23-year-old Chinese national.

Three 5-year-old boys were taken to hospitals, one with serious injuries and two others with injuries of medium severity, police said in a statement. Police gave no details on a possible motive for the attack.