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Deutsche Bahn Security Guard Pushed From Train: Arrest Warrant Sought
On the evening of July 17, 2026, a 26-year-old Deutsche Bahn security guard fell from a regional train traveling at approximately 120 km/h between Offenburg and Karlsruhe, Germany. A 36-year-old passenger involved in an altercation during ticket inspection was arrested that same evening. Found critically injured approximately 2 km from where the train stopped, the guard was hospitalized in critical condition. The prosecutor has requested an arrest warrant on charges of attempted manslaughter or grievous bodily harm. German railway unions are condemning what they describe as a deadly escalation in violence against railway staff.