Deadly Swiss bus blaze: what we know so far

Swiss police say the fire that killed six people on a PostBus in canton Fribourg may have been started deliberately, after reports that a passenger set themselves alight. Officers have so far ruled out any terrorist motive. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Fribourg cantonal police say they are inclined to believe the fire was started deliberately. “At this stage, there is nothing to suggest a terrorist motive,” Martial Pugin, the force’s head of communications, told Swiss public broadcaster RTS on Wednesday. The public prosecutor has opened a criminal investigation, and Pugin said checks and enquiries were ongoing, including interviews with witnesses, to establish the precise circumstances of the tragedy. A passenger allegedly ‘poured fuel over themselves’ Speaking to RTS, police spokesperson Frédéric Papaux also referred to the possibility of a deliberate act. “People near the bus, as well as those inside it, spoke of someone who may have acted ...