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2 women injured in Swiss department store attack, police ‘haven’t ruled out terrorism’ Swiss attorney general opens terrorism investigation into attack on 2 women in Lugano department store
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Two women have been injured in a stabbing attack inside a department store in the Swiss city of Lugano, according to police. A female suspect has been arrested, and officers have reportedly not ruled out terrorism. A stabbing attack which injured two women inside a department store in the Swiss city of Lugano on Tuesday afternoon is being investigated as a suspected terrorist act. One woman has been arrested.
The attack occurred around 2pm local time, when a 28-year-old Swiss woman, who lives in the area, grabbed the first victim by the neck with her bare hands before turning on a second woman and slashing her with a knife, police said.The attack occurred around 2pm local time, when a 28-year-old Swiss woman, who lives in the area, grabbed the first victim by the neck with her bare hands before turning on a second woman and slashing her with a knife, police said.
Local media reports say that investigators have not ruled out terrorism as a motive for the attack.  According to local reports, the attacker seized a bread knife from a store display as her weapon.
The suspect was apprehended by other people inside the store before being arrested.The suspect was apprehended by other people inside the store before being arrested.
Police said that one of the victims sustained serious, but not life-threatening, injuries in the attack, while the second sustained minor injuries.Police said that one of the victims sustained serious, but not life-threatening, injuries in the attack, while the second sustained minor injuries.
The office of the Swiss attorney general later said it had opened an investigation into the incident as "a suspected terrorist-motivated attack".
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