Swiss police arrest man over shooting at music event
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- Police arrested a 43-year-old Swiss man after a shooting at a rave event in Aarau killed one person and injured five.
- The shooting took place at a horse-racing track during Aarau Rave Vol. 7, which drew about 3,500 people on Saturday.
- Police said terrorism was one possible motive and continued investigating other possibilities.
Swiss police arrested a 43-year-old man in connection with a shooting that killed one person and injured five others at a music event in Aarau.
The gunfire took place at a horse-racing track during Aarau Rave Vol. 7, an annual event held at the same location. About 3,500 people attended on Saturday, according to the Swiss newspaper Le Temps.
Police launched a broad search operation after the shooting. They said terrorism was one possible motive because shots were fired toward a crowd of thousands, while stressing that other possible motives were also being examined.
The arrested man is Swiss. The investigation followed reports that several shots were fired at the large crowd.
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Originally published by Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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