Four people on train injured with hatchet, one has his hand chopped off

Paris (France) - Four people have been injured with a hatchet on a French commuter train.

A police spokeswoman said that the attack in the Paris region was in retaliation. Two people were seriously injured, two others only slightly. The exact circumstances of the attack were still unclear.

Train operator SNCF announced on X this morning that there had been an incident on a train in Ozoir-la-Ferrière and that the police and fire department were at the scene. No details were given for the time being. Some trains were canceled.

According to French media reports, an altercation on the train escalated. One person was injured in the head and another had their hand chopped off.