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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. | |
| The Luzerner Zeitung newspaper said three people were dead, including the gunman, and seven seriously injured - but this was not confirmed. | |
| The paper said shooting started in the canteen at around 09:00 (08:00 GMT). | The paper said shooting started in the canteen at around 09:00 (08:00 GMT). |
| "The workers were eating a snack in the cafeteria during the morning, and there was a massacre," said a man quoted by the Swiss news website 20minutes, who had phoned the factory to check on the welfare of his father. | |
| An emergency telephone line had been set up for families of the factory's employees. | |
| Emergency services, including three rescue helicopters, were on the scene, Swiss media reported. | |
| Switzerland has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world, but relatively little gun crime. | Switzerland has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world, but relatively little gun crime. |
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