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2024-02-10 Europe

Switzerland: Armed Iranian asylum seeker took 15 hostages on train, killed by police

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Posted by trailing wife 2024-02-10 2024-02-10 02:26|| || Front Page|| [34 views ] Top
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#1 If this happened in USA or UK, there would be mass "police brutality/racism" protests.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-02-10 04:31|| 2024-02-10 04:31|| Front Page Top

#2 The man, speaking Farsi and English, demanded that the train engineer join the 15 hostages

If this was TV, the engineer would have picked up a pistol on the way.

Oh, Switzerland. They don't do that.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-02-10 05:34|| 2024-02-10 05:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Thought the Swiss languages were German, French, and Italian? Couldn't the guy at least try to assimilate and communicate?

I know, I know, stupid question. But it is nice to see the Swiss not messing around.

Posted by Tom 2024-02-10 12:31|| 2024-02-10 12:31|| Front Page Top

#4 All's well that ends well.

Posted by Dron66046 2024-02-10 12:38|| 2024-02-10 12:38|| Front Page Top

#5 According to Wikipedia, Switzerland actually has four official languages. Most people don't know about Romansh,

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2024-02-10 12:49|| 2024-02-10 12:49|| Front Page Top

#6 I wonder what his demands were: an end to Gazan genocide and 100 kilo of chocolate?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-02-10 13:32|| 2024-02-10 13:32|| Front Page Top

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