Two Swiss arrested by police near Zurich

Two young Swiss men were arrested on Tuesday near Zurich in northern Switzerland in connection with the jihadist attack in Vienna, Austria on the night of Monday to Tuesday, Zurich cantonal police said. “Police investigations have identified Swiss nationals between the ages of 18 and 24. The two men were arrested in Winterthur on Tuesday afternoon in coordination with the Austrian authorities, ”the police said in a statement.

Earlier in the afternoon, the Swiss authorities, and in particular the Zurich police, had announced that they were examining “possible links” between the jihadist attack in Vienna and Switzerland., “In close collaboration with the cantonal and Austrian authorities”. The Zurich police had also announced that they had formed a working group which “among other things verifies whether the crimes committed in Vienna have a link with the canton of Zurich”. “The group of specialists from the cantonal police is constantly monitoring events and is in close contact with various partners, particularly in Bern and Vienna,” added the canton of Zurich in a press release.