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Terror threat rising in Switzerland, says attorney general

January 5, 2025 Unlisted Author  

(Swiss Info) The number of active terrorism investigations in Switzerland has doubled since 2022, according to the country’s top prosecutor. There are 120 cases of suspected terrorism currently being conducted in Switzerland, Attorney General Stefan Blättler said in an interview with the […]

Law Enforcement

How the heightened IS terror threat affects Switzerland

March 25, 2024 Matthew Allen  

(Swiss Info) Several European countries, including France and Germany, are on high alert following a deadly terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall. Switzerland is also a potential target from the Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K) terror group, which has claimed responsibility for […]

Children & Teens

Debates about deportation and image follow Zurich anti-Semitic attack

March 6, 2024 Domhnall O'Sullivan  

(Swiss Info) The stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man comes amid growing concerns about anti-Semitism in Switzerland. Some politicians now want a harsh response. Here’s what’s known about the case so far. The attacker: a teenager in a “global war” Last Saturday […]

Crime

Police give details of dramatic hostage-taking incident

February 10, 2024 Unlisted Author  

(Swiss Info) The man who took over a dozen hostages on a Swiss regional train on Thursday, before being shot dead by police, has been formally identified. But various questions about the event remain open. As initially reported, the man was an […]

Arts & Entertainment

Swiss rap concert evacuated after jihadi terror threats

March 1, 2023 Chris Tomlinson  

(Breitbart) Around 8,500 people attending a rap concert in Geneva were evacuated Saturday night after the venue received terroristic threats from a man linked to jihadist networks, who was later arrested by police. The 40-year-old suspect in the case was arrested after […]

Health & Medicine

Jihadist killer locked up for 20 years in Switzerland

January 10, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(AFP) A Turkish-Swiss dual national who stabbed a passer-by to death in a rare jihadist attack in Switzerland was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in a psychiatric institution. Named only as Omer A., the 29-year-old was found guilty of murder, attempted murder, […]

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