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The bloodbath at a Manor branch in Lugano TI on Tuesday is causing a stir abroad as well. Several international media report on the alleged terrorist attack on a 28-year-old Swiss woman.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (34) tweeted: “I fully condemn today’s Islamist terrorist attack in Lugano.” His thoughts are with the victims. “We stand alongside Switzerland in these difficult hours,” he continued.
In his contribution, the Austrian Chancellor also highlighted Federal President Simonetta Sommaruga (60), who had not yet commented on the incident at the time. In early November there was a terrorist attack in the Austrian capital Vienna, which left five dead.
Federal President Secures Federal Support
Sommaruga has yet to publicly comment on the bloodbath in Lugano on Wednesday morning. However, the federal president telephoned Ticino district president Norman Gobbi (43) on Tuesday, as a spokeswoman said when asked by the Keystone-SDA news agency.
Sommaruga expressed her sympathy for the affected women and the people of Ticino and secured the support of the federal government.
“The situation is extremely serious”
Gobbi told the media on Tuesday that the perpetrator was supposed to have become radicalized. “The situation is extremely serious,” said the head of the Ticino Department of Justice and Police. If the assumption expressed by Fedpol is confirmed, the canton of Ticino would face a terrorist act for the first time. “We are determined to defend the safety of our citizens,” Gobbi concluded.
Canton Ticino Police Commander Cocchi said the threat of terrorism is omnipresent. It was important to react quickly and that was what they had done. The investigation of the case will be in charge of Fedpol. (nim / SDA)
