Armed Man Stabs 6, Sets Train On Fire In Switzerland... photos

A man has set a train carriage in Switzerland on fire using a flammable liquid and stabbed passengers, injuring six people, including a six-year-old child.

The man, a 27-year-old Swiss citizen, carried out the attack on a train travelling in Switzerland's far East, along its border with Liechtenstein, and was also injured.

Police said the attack had taken place this afternoon near the Salez station on a train running between Buchs and Sennwald and that some of the injuries were serious.

"According to the information we have for the time being, the 27-year-old Swiss man poured out a flammable liquid ... (which) caught fire," police said, adding that the man "was also armed with at least one knife".

Seven people including the suspected attacker were admitted to various hospitals with burn and stab wounds, the statement said.