2 wounded, suspect arrested in knife attack on Austrian train

VIENNA — A knife-wielding man with psychological problems lunged at other passengers early Tuesday on a train in western Austria, seriously wounding two, in an attack prompted by the victims’ use of their cell phones, police said.

The assault came three days after a man attacked passengers on a crowded Swiss train with a knife and burning liquid Saturday, in an assault that left him and one of his victims dead.

[...] police in Austria ruled out a copycat attack Tuesday or one prompted by religious or political motives.

“Decisive for the act was that he felt threatened by the cell phones of the passengers sitting across from him, at which point he attacked them,” the statement said.

The Austrian police statement said the 19-year old was the first victim in Tuesday’s incident, with the perpetrator lunging at him from a facing seat.