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Swiss police say knife-wielding asylum seeker killed by officer
A 38-year-old refugee from Sri Lanka was shot and killed by Swiss police on Saturday after he charged at two other asylum seekers with knives, law enforcement officials said.
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Police in the town of Brissago in Switzerland’s Italian-speaking canton of Ticino said they were called to a refugee centre after a report of an altercation after midnight.
Officers say they escorted two asylum seekers into the building, where they were rushed by a man brandishing two knives.
“To guarantee the safety of all those present, a cantonal police officer fired his gun and seriously injured the aggressor,” Ticino police said in a statement.
Despite first aid, the man died at the scene, the police said.
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