BERN - Swiss police arrested a man found with traces of explosives outside the country’s parliament on Tuesday, sparking a security alert that shut down part of Bern for several hours. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BERN - Swiss police arrested a man found with traces of explosives outside the country’s parliament on Tuesday, sparking a security alert that shut down part of Bern for several hours.
Officers were alerted after seeing the man, a 27-year-old from the Swiss canton of Valais, wearing a protective vest and a gun holster.They declined to comment to Reuters on a possible motive. “Based on the knowledge already available at that time, it could not be ruled out that there were explosives in the car on the Bundesplatz and that the vehicle posed a specific risk,” Bern Police said.The Bundesplatz and surrounding streets were sealed off, while nearby buildings including the parliament building were evacuated.
The man is currently in custody with medical investigations into his physical and medical condition under way.
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