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Zürich: Gunman Opens Fire at Islamic Center, Wounding 3

HeadlineDec 20, 2016

In Zürich, a gunman who wounded three people after opening fire during prayers at an Islamic center in Zürich has been found dead a short distance from the shooting. Swiss police say the gunman apparently committed suicide. The police have not identified the shooter. A worshiper who was a witness to the shooting says the three wounded victims were Somalis and that the Islamic center was frequently used as a mosque by Zürich’s Somali community.

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