Attacker sets a woman on fire on a train in eastern Germany and flees

An attacker poured a liquid on a woman on a tram in eastern Germany on Sunday and set it on, the police said. The woman was taken to hospital with fatal injuries, while the striker fled.

The police said that no other person had been injured at the East East incident of Gera, the German news agency DPA reported. The passengers stopped the tram by pressing an emergency button, and the attacker took the opportunity to flee.

The tram driver immediately started to turn off the flames and the 46 -year -old woman was taken to the hospital by helicopter.

The police were looking for the attacker. It was not immediately clear which caused the attack, or what exactly the liquid was.