Three people, including the suspected assailant, have been killed in a shooting at a factory near the Swiss city of Lucerne.
Seven others were injured in the attack which happened just after 9am at a wood- processing company in Menz- nau, west of Lucerne, police said in a statement yesterday.
Last month, a gunman killed three women and injured two men in the Swiss village of Daillon, stirring a debate about Switzerland’s firearm laws that allow men to keep guns after their mandatory military service.
Estimates indicate that at least one in three of Switzerland’s 8 million inhabitants keeps a gun, many at home. Citizens outside the military can apply for a permit to purchase up to three weapons from the age of 18.
Sharp-shooting and hunting are popular sports in Switzerland.
In 2011 most Swiss citizens rejected a proposal for extra measures such as lock-ups for guns outside service periods.
– (Reuters)