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A man with a chainsaw has reportedly launched a rampage in a town in Switzerland injuring at least five people, police have said.
Police descended on the area’s old town amid reports that an unidentified male had launched the attack on Monday afternoon, local media reported.
Two people were seriously injured during the incident which happened close to a McDonald’s store in the Muller-Bluck area of the town, news agency Reuters reported.
Swiss police, who gave no further details of the attack, sealed off the centre of the town close the the German border.
According to local newspaper Blick, officers are hunting for the suspect.
Witnesses told the newspaper that homes and businesses close to the scene had been evacuated while others were placed on lockdown.
Does anybody know anything? We are save btw but i dont know whats going on? #Schaffhausen pic.twitter.com/V5dMq0M0Kg
— laura (@laurarapold) July 24, 2017
One shopkeeper said: “The police completely sealed off the old town. More and more policemen are coming.”
Die Polizeisperre in der Vorstadt #Schaffhausen #Grossaufgebot #Kettensäge pic.twitter.com/Jdzp999MTA
— Sebastian (@s_j_kummer) July 24, 2017
Another added: “I’ve seen two injured. They were taken away (in an ambulance).”
This story is being updated.
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