Switzerland: Two killed in shooting at Basel cafe, one badly injured

Two men shot dead two people and seriously injured a third Thursday at a cafe in Basel, north-west Switzerland, police said as they hunt for suspects

Two men shot dead two people and seriously injured a third Thursday at a cafe in Basel, north-west Switzerland, police said as they hunt for suspects.

Two men shot dead two people and seriously injured a third Thursday at a cafe in Basel, north-west Switzerland. (Representational image)

“Two men came into Cafe 56” around 8.15 pm local time (1915 GMT) “and fired several rounds of shots,” police said in a statement, without providing information on a possible motivation.

“Two customers were killed. Another is in a critical condition.”