A man was arrested in Germany after police said he threatened an attack on a high-speed train carrying passengers from Cologne to Frankfurt. Police said the train was evacuated in Siegburg, near Cologne, on Thursday evening, and they restrained and arrested the man after the disruption.
German federal police said several people were slightly injured when firecrackers were set off during the incident, according to the report. Police said the man was restrained and arrested, and that German news agency dpa reported details of what officers found during the incident.
Police said the man had shut himself in a bathroom on the train, a step that preceded his restraint and arrest, according to the police account cited in the report. German media reported additional details about how the firecrackers were thrown, while police said the injuries were superficial.
There was no immediate information on the suspect after the arrest, the report said.