France axe attack at train station leaves six injured with victim’s ‘hand cut off’

A horrific axe attack has left six injured at a train station in France.

Following reports, police attended Ozoir-la-Ferrière station early on Monday morning at around 8am.

The brutal attack left one of the victims with one hand severed off, while another’s skull was split open.

Police have launched an investigation for several perpetrators, following the attack that took place in the suburbs outside Paris this morning.

Emergency services rushed to the scene early this morning following reports of the ordeal.

Local media has reported that four of the victims have been taken to hospital, while two have sustained critical injuries.

Spokesperson for the Île-de-France police union UN1TE Reda Belhaj told BFMTV that the victims were “extremely young individuals”.

This morning, train operators at the station shared online: “An incident on board the TUVA train currently at the platform at Ozoir station is forcing us to keep the train at the platform.

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“Waiting for police intervention.”

The trains that were meant to run through Ozoir-la-Ferrière were cancelled for a period of time, although several are reportedly reopened again.

Police remain stationed around the nearby area.

However, the motivation for the violent attack remains unknown.

According to police sources, ten young individuals, armed with bladed weapons, attacked train passengers.

French MEP Gilbert Collard took to Twitter, writing: “A fight on a train at Ozoir la Ferriere station where axes were allegedly used.

“Two seriously injured, one has a severed hand, the other is hit in the head.

“It’s becoming increasingly crazy and dangerous to survive in France!”