Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A youth who was knifed in the chest died on the operating table after being rushed to a Geneva hospital Wednesday evening 2 March. The incident occurred on a side street, rue Tronchin, off the Rue de Servette at about 20:00. Police are not releasing details.
A second incident occurred that police say is not connected: a youth who was knifed in the stomach and the face at Plainpalais was taken to hospital, where he had surgery. Police are not releasing details. The attack occurred at the bus stop in front of Uni Mail, near number 42, boulevard du Pont d’Arve.
Geneva has had two murders to date in 2011. The city saw five murders in 2010.
Basel and Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Two young men, ages 20 and 23, are in critical condition following attacks, one in Basel and the other in Zurich, in the early hours of Sunday. In addition, police in Zurich report a series of violent incidents, only some of which appear to be possibly related. Several people were injured in the string of aggressive incidents, at a level not often seen in Switzerland.
