Swiss police investigate 'terrorist motives' after shopping centre stabbing
A Swiss woman attacked two other women in a supermarket in southern Switzerland on Tuesday, regional police said, adding that "terrorist motives" could not be excluded.
Police in Switzerland's Italian-speaking Ticino region said they had been alerted to a stabbing in a department store in the city of Lugano shortly before 2:00 pm (1300 GMT).
Initial investigations had established that a 28-year-old Swiss woman had attacked two other women, attempting to choke one with her hands, and injuring a second by cutting her neck with a knife.
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Other shoppers managed to subdue the attacker, who was arrested, the police statement said.
An initial medical evaluation showed that one of the victims had suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, while the other had minor injuries, police said.
Regional police said it did "not exclude terrorist motives", adding that it was working with federal authorities and the local Lugano police on the case.
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Police in Switzerland's Italian-speaking Ticino region said they had been alerted to a stabbing in a department store in the city of Lugano shortly before 2:00 pm (1300 GMT).
Initial investigations had established that a 28-year-old Swiss woman had attacked two other women, attempting to choke one with her hands, and injuring a second by cutting her neck with a knife.
READ: Swiss politicians call for relaxation of gun laws after Austrian terrorist attack
Other shoppers managed to subdue the attacker, who was arrested, the police statement said.
An initial medical evaluation showed that one of the victims had suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, while the other had minor injuries, police said.
Regional police said it did "not exclude terrorist motives", adding that it was working with federal authorities and the local Lugano police on the case.
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