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'Several dead' in Swiss shooting | 'Several dead' in Swiss shooting |
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Several people have been killed and seriously injured during a shooting at a factory near the Swiss city of Lucerne, police say. | Several people have been killed and seriously injured during a shooting at a factory near the Swiss city of Lucerne, police say. |
The incident happened at the Kronospan wood processing plant in the town of Menznau, police said in a statement. | |
A witness said five people had been killed, according to the Luzerner Zeitung newspaper, but this was not confirmed. | |
The paper said shooting started in the canteen at around 09:00 (08:00 GMT). | |
The Swiss police statement said emergency services were on the scene. | |
Three helicopters had arrived, the Swiss news website 20minutes said. | |
It said an emergency telephone line had been set up for families of the factory's employees. | It said an emergency telephone line had been set up for families of the factory's employees. |
Switzerland has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world, but relatively little gun crime. | |
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