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.

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.

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