Police in Winterthur opened fire on a 21-year-old man who was armed with an assault rifle.
A man called the police saying he feared the armed man, who was an acquaintance, was going to shoot him.
The man was caught after he crashed during a car chase with the police. Officers fired on the car.
The man was found to be drunk. He was taken into custody. No one was hurt.
Heavy snow causes chaos
Heavy snowfall across central parts of the country brought chaos, cancelled trains, blocked roads and children building snowmen on the autoroute.
Geneva car tax issue dominates Grand Council
Although it wasn’t on the agenda for last night’s meeting of the Geneva Grand Council, the issue of the new vehicle tax dominated proceedings.
Franc strongest against euro
It’s good news for cross border shopping and frontaliers – the franc has reached its highest level against the Euro.
SRG/SSR faces massive cuts
Are the days numbered for public service broadcasting?
People now back nuclear power
A new survey suggests public opinion towards nuclear power has changed dramatically.
4m e-vignettes sold
Four million people last year chose to forgo the sticky mess of a vignette on their car and bought an electronic one instead.
