Story highlights Police say the 27-year-old assailant has died

Authorities say they don't believe the attack was an act of terror

(CNN) A 34-year-old woman has died after a man stabbed several passengers on a train in Switzerland and poured a flammable liquid that caught fire, Swiss police said Sunday.

The 27-year-old suspect also was injured in the fire Saturday, St. Gallen police said. He died Sunday morning.

Several others were hurt in the attack, including a 6-year-old boy, police said.

In addition to the child, a 17-year-old man, a 50-year-old man and at least two women -- ages 17 and 43 -- were taken to hospitals with injuries ranging from burns to stab wounds, police said.

Dozens of passengers were on the train when the attack occurred on the route between Buchs and Sennwald, just before the Salez Station, authorities said.

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