Several people were wounded in the initial attack before the assailant "escaped with a stolen car". PHOTO: AFP
Police in the canton of St. Gallen said the 17-year-old Latvian national carried out the attack at the post office in the northeast town of Flums.
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Several people were wounded in the initial attack before the assailant "escaped with a stolen car", police spokesperson Krusi Hanspeter said in a statement.
The attacker later injured another person at a gas station where he was shot by police and apprehended, Hanspeter said.
"At this stage, there is no evidence of a link to terrorism", he added, noting that police were continuing to gather information about the assailant.
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Police said the severity of the injuries suffered by the victims was not immediately clear.
According to the Blick news site, police later raided a house in the area as part of the investigation.
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