Five injured in Swiss chainsaw attack
Local media reported ambulances, helicopter rushed to scene in Schaffhausen
A Swiss flag. PHOTO: AFP
GENEVA:
A man armed with a chainsaw injured at least five people in an attack in a Swiss town on Monday, local media reported.
The Blick news site said police, ambulances and a helicopter had rushed to the scene in Schaffhausen and had sealed off the area. Witnesses, including a local shop manager, told Blick the attacker was wielding a chainsaw and that businesses and pedestrians had been evacuated.
Police told multiple local media outlets there had been an attack but officers have not confirmed that a chainsaw was used.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
A man armed with a chainsaw injured at least five people in an attack in a Swiss town on Monday, local media reported.
The Blick news site said police, ambulances and a helicopter had rushed to the scene in Schaffhausen and had sealed off the area. Witnesses, including a local shop manager, told Blick the attacker was wielding a chainsaw and that businesses and pedestrians had been evacuated.
Police told multiple local media outlets there had been an attack but officers have not confirmed that a chainsaw was used.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.