On March 11, local time, an intercity express train from Cologne, Germany to Berlin was stopped by police while in transit. Police arrested a 44-year-old man of Afghan nationality in the car. He threatened passengers with a knife on the train and claimed that he had other dangerous items on his body. There were about 340 passengers on the train at the time. No one was injured in the incident.

On March 11, local time, an intercity express train from Cologne, Germany to Berlin was stopped by police while in transit. Police arrested a 44-year-old man of Afghan nationality in the car. He threatened passengers with a knife on the train and claimed that he had other dangerous items on his body. There were about 340 passengers on the train at the time. No one was injured in the incident.