An axe rampage on a French train has left four injured with one victim’s hand cut off and another suffering a split skull.
The gruesome attack took place during a fight involving minors at around 8am (7am GMT) on the RER E line while the train was stationed at Ozoir-la-Ferrière, southeast of Paris.
During the brawl, one victim sustained severe injuries, with a hand cut off, while another had their skull split open.Â
Two others involved in the altercation received lighter injuries and were treated on the scene.
French state rail operator SNCF confirmed that the violence erupted while the train was halted at the station.
Four people have been left wounded after a violent altercation involving an axe erupted on a suburban train outside Paris this morning, according to police sources (stock image)
During the fight, one victim sustained severe injuries, with a hand cut off, while another had their skull split open (stock image)
They added that the violence did not affect traffic on the RER E line, which runs east to west through Paris and its surrounding areas.Â
It was not immediately clear what triggered the fight, in which weapons including the axe, a knife, a samurai sword and baseball bats were used.
All the wounded people were brought to hospital and none were in danger for their life, the source added.
The main suspect, a 16-year-old, was later arrested at his home and held in custody, another police source said.
An axe was found and confiscated during the search, they added.
The incident happened while the RER suburban express train was at the station of Ozoir-la-Ferriere southeast of Paris.
Since the train was halted at a station, the violence did not affect traffic on the RER E line, which runs east-west through Paris and its suburbs, state rail operator SNCF said.