No ticket for first class: man hits train attendant

On a regional train from Zwickau to Dresden, a 21-year-old passenger punched and injured a train attendant during a ticket inspection. When the 42-year-old train attendant expelled him from first class on Saturday evening because his ticket was not valid there, the 21-year-old hit him on the back of the head, police said on Sunday. A security employee observed the incident. He overpowered the suspect and handed him over to the police at Glauchau station, where he tested positive for amphetamines. The 42-year-old was taken to hospital for examination.