A black-clad gunman entered the prayer hall of a mosque frequented by Somali immigrants in central Zurich and opened fire Monday evening, injuring three people, authorities said. The suspect was still at large early Tuesday and police were investigating a possible connection between the shooting and the discovery of a corpse at nearby Gessner bridge over the Sihl River, Zurich police spokesman Marco Bisa said. Authorities weren't considering the attack as terrorism, he said. Police also said it was too early to determine whether there might be any link to an incident in Berlin also on Monday, where a truck rammed into a Christmas market, killing at least nine people. Police and ambulances swarmed to the scene in a central Zurich neighborhood known for trendy cafes and the city's red-light district. "The unknown person fired several shots and fled from the building," Bisa told reporters near the mosque, which was cordoned off by police. "The shooting took place inside a prayer room with several people in it. Two victims were severely injured." Bisa said the injured were hospitalized and were aged 30, 35 and 56 years old, but did not specify their nationalities. He said witnesses described the attacker as clad head to foot in black, and was believed to be aged about 30 years old.A black-clad gunman entered the prayer hall of a mosque frequented by Somali immigrants in central Zurich and opened fire Monday evening, injuring three people, authorities said. The suspect was still at large early Tuesday and police were investigating a possible connection between the shooting and the discovery of a corpse at nearby Gessner bridge over the Sihl River, Zurich police spokesman Marco Bisa said. Authorities weren't considering the attack as terrorism, he said. Police also said it was too early to determine whether there might be any link to an incident in Berlin also on Monday, where a truck rammed into a Christmas market, killing at least nine people. Police and ambulances swarmed to the scene in a central Zurich neighborhood known for trendy cafes and the city's red-light district. "The unknown person fired several shots and fled from the building," Bisa told reporters near the mosque, which was cordoned off by police. "The shooting took place inside a prayer room with several people in it. Two victims were severely injured." Bisa said the injured were hospitalized and were aged 30, 35 and 56 years old, but did not specify their nationalities. He said witnesses described the attacker as clad head to foot in black, and was believed to be aged about 30 years old.
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