Man killed in airport shooting

Geneva - A 19-year-old asylum seeker from Serbia's Kosovo province died yesterday after a policeman opened fire following the…

Geneva - A 19-year-old asylum seeker from Serbia's Kosovo province died yesterday after a policeman opened fire following the theft at

Geneva airport of a briefcase containing thousands of dollars, a police spokesman said.

The incident occurred in an underground car park at the Cointrin international terminal, spokesman Jacques Volery told a news conference. He said the suspect "appeared to take a black object from his waist and point it", and the policeman opened fire.

No weapon was found at the scene. The dead man was not identified.

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- (Reuter)