Man with knife throws two cellos and viola off German train

Passengers were forced to disembark from the Regional Express from Büchen to Hamburg for security reasons yesterday, after an apparently drunk man pulled a knife and started throwing items of luggage onto the track. He was later arrested.

Among the items were bicycles, two cellos and a viola, which were all but destroyed. Overall the damages came to €14,000.

When asked why he had pulled the knife, the 36-year-old passenger replied, ‘Because I can.’

With him escorted from the train, the 25 passengers and crew were able to continue their journey.