immigrantscanada.com

Independent topical source of current affairs, opinion and issues, featuring stories making news in Canada from immigrants, newcomers, minorities & ethnic communities' point of view and interests.

Somali Immigrants: Police and Gessner Bridge

somali immigrants: Reuters By Franziska Scheven Associated Press Mon., Dec. 19, 2016 ZURICH A gunman dressed in black stormed into the prayer hall of a mosque frequented by Somali immigrants and opened fire, wounding three people before fleeing, a Zurich police spokesman said Monday, according to Toronto Star. Police, who rushed to the scene in a central neighbourhood known for trendy caf s and the city's red-light district, were also investigating a possible connection to the discovery of a corpse at nearby Gessner bridge over the Sihl River, police spokesperson Marco Bisa said. Police say at least three people were injured. Authorities weren't considering the attack as terrorism, he said. The unknown person fired several shots and fled from the building, Bisa told reporters near the mosque, which was cordoned off by police. Police also said it was too early to determine whether there might be any link to an incident in Berlin also on Monday, where a truck rammed into a Christmas market, killing at least nine people. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.