Suspect in fatal Swiss bus fire had no terror links, police say | National News

GENEVA (AP) — A bus passenger who doused himself in a flammable substance and set it on fire, killing six people, had previously been reported missing by his family and didn’t appear to have any terror-related motive, Swiss authorities said Wednesday.

The suspect is believed to be among the deceased aboard the burning bus on Tuesday in the town of Kerzers, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Switzerland’s capital, Bern. Five other people were injured.

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