Swiss police try to trace robbers after consulate siege

Swiss police, surprised to find an empty building when they stormed the Spanish consulate to capture would-be robbers, have launched a search for the three suspects who forced their way into the mission and held three employees hostage before fleeing.

A manhunt was under way for the suspects, described as three young men speaking broken French, said police Maj Peter Theilkaes. They were believed to be armed with knives and a handgun.