1 killed as shooting erupts at rave party in Switzerland

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-30 · 06:23 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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One person was killed and five others were injured, some seriously, during a shooting at a rave party in Aarau, northern Switzerland. Local police confirmed the incident on Sunday, stating that a large-scale response is underway to apprehend the unknown perpetrators. The motives and exact circumstances surrounding the shooting, which occurred before 3 am on the sidelines of the Aarauer Rave, are still under investigation. Approximately 3,500 people attended the annual techno party. Police have deployed armed officers in the area as the search for the suspects continues.

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Some 3,500 people attended the annual techno party.

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The motives and exact circumstances of the shooting were not yet known.

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The search for the perpetrators, whose identities are currently unknown, is under way.

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One person was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting at a rave party in northern Switzerland.

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Shots were fired before 3am on the sidelines of the Aarauer Rave.

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One person was killed and five others were wounded, some of them seriously, in a shooting at a rave party in northern Switzerland, local police said on Sunday.“The search for the perpetrators, whose identities are currently unknown, is under way,” they said on social media, adding that the motives and exact circumstances were not yet known.Police launched what they called a “large-scale response” to find the perpetrators after the incident in Aarau, north of Zurich.Armed officers were deployed on the highway up to 30km (18 miles) from the site of the shooting.Swiss newspaper Blick reported on its website that the shots were fired before 3am (local time) on the sidelines of the Aarauer Rave.Some 3,500 people attended the annual techno party between 3pm on Saturday and 2am on Sunday.

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