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Five injured in Swiss chainsaw attack: reports

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AFP Geneva
Last Updated : Jul 24 2017 | 5:58 PM IST
A man armed with a chainsaw injured at least five people in an attack in a Swiss town today, local media reported.
The Blick news site said police, ambulances and a helicopter had rushed to the scene in Schaffhausen and had sealed off the area.
Witnesses, including a local shop manager, told Blick the attacker was wielding a chainsaw and that businesses and pedestrians had been evacuated.
Police told multiple local media outlets there had been an attack but officers have not confirmed that a chainsaw was used.

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First Published: Jul 24 2017 | 5:58 PM IST

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