Gunman in Zurich mosque shooting is dead

  20 December 2016    Read: 1140
Gunman in Zurich mosque shooting is dead
A man who shot three people at a Zurich mosque on Monday is dead, police said on Tuesday, confirming that a body found near the scene was that of the assailant.
Zurich cantonal police said authorities had identified the suspect. The gunman had stormed into the Islamic center and opened fire on worshippers.

Two of the three victims were seriously injured in the attack, which took place shortly after 5:30pm (1630 GMT) near the main train station in Switzerland’s financial capital. A third sustained less severe injuries.

/Reuters/

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