North Rhine-Westphalia: Investigations into attempted homicide in a bus

Alsdorf (dpa / lnw) - After an act of violence in a bus in Alsdorf near Aachen, the police are investigating an attempted homicide. In a bus, a previously unknown person hit a 54-year-old man who suffered serious injuries, the police and public prosecutor's office in Aachen announced on Thursday. In the incident, which took place on Saturday night, two young men got into a verbal argument with the bus driver before one of the two men in the middle part of the bus hit the uninvolved 54-year-old. The perpetrator and his companion fled undetected. Witnesses are now being sought.