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Two people shot dead near Zurich bank Zurich shooting: Two people killed near UBS branch in Swiss city
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Two people have been shot dead outside a branch of the UBS bank in the Swiss city of Zurich, police say.Two people have been shot dead outside a branch of the UBS bank in the Swiss city of Zurich, police say.
Images in the Swiss media showed two bodies lying motionless, close together on a pavement. The shooting took place shortly before 14:30 local time (13:30 GMT) on Lagerstrasse in the Europaallee area.
There is a large police presence at the scene in the Europaallee area. Zurich police said the situation was now under control and that there was no danger to the public. Zurich police said the situation was now under control and that there was no further danger to the public.
Eyewitnesses had reported four or five shots being fired. They said rescuers had found two gunshot victims at the scene. One was dead and the other died soon after they arrived.
The media images showed what appeared to be a pistol close to the hand of one of the bodies on the pavement. Eyewitnesses had reported at least four or five shots being fired.
The reasons behind the shooting remain unclear. Images in the Swiss media showed two bodies lying close together on the pavement, with what appeared to be a pistol close to the hand of one of them.
The reasons behind the shooting are unclear.
A large police presence remains at the scene but Zurich police said that no further information could yet be given.