An inferno on a Swiss bus that killed six people was seemingly started by a "disturbed" man on board who set himself alight, the investigating prosecutor said Wednesday.
The blaze happened on Tuesday evening in the small town of Kerzers, around 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of the capital Bern.
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