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| Zurich shooting: Two people shot dead outside UBS bank, say Swiss media | |
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| Two people have been shot dead outside a bank in Zurich, according to local media reports. | |
| The killings happened in broad daylight in the middle of the Swiss city's downtown area, according to local reports. | |
| Police assured the public that the situation was now under control and that there was no danger. | |
| It still isn't clear why the attack happened. Police said there is no indication that it is tied to terrorism. | |
| Images circulating online show two people lying flat on the ground outside a branch of the UBS bank. | |
| Eyewitnesses suggest a number of shots were fired during the incident. It is also not clear whether the police have apprehended the shooter, but there is a heavy police presence on the ground. | Eyewitnesses suggest a number of shots were fired during the incident. It is also not clear whether the police have apprehended the shooter, but there is a heavy police presence on the ground. |
| Authorities told local media they were responding to an incident in downtown Zurich, near the Swiss financial hub's main train station. | |
| Police confirmed in a tweet that the incident had happened on Lagerstrasse, a road running right through the centre of Zurich. The area will remain closed off until further notice and a range of police are on the scene, the tweet said. | |