Heavily-armed police arrived at the scene, pictured, and began searching for the gunman
Three people have been shot and wounded at an Islamic centre in Zurich, Switzerland.
Local media have reported that three people have been wounded at the religious building in the centre of the city.
There are no details yet as to the severity of the injuries or the motive behind the attack.
Zurich Police said several people had been hurt in the vicinity of the centre but would not release any more details.
It is understood the gunman has fled the scene and authorities have launched a manhunt.
An area surrounding the Islamic Centre was quickly sealed off after this evening's shooting
Zurich police have not yet released any motive for tonight's shooting in the city
Swiss media said police had sealed off the area. The
20 Minuten newspaper said a suspect was on the run after the incident near the main train station in Switzerland's financial capital.
Blick is reporting that the three victims are all adults, although the severity of their injuries is not known.
Police are flooding the scene in an effort to track down the attacker.
Comment: The alleged attacker's body was found near the mosque, from an apparent self-inflicted wound. Zurich police say he had
no apparent ties to either Islamic radicals or far-right extremists. The 24yo Swiss man apparently had "links to the occult", authorities say, because they found "corresponding symbols"
at his home:
The culprit is said to have opened fire in the prayer room of a downtown Islamic center at 5:30pm on Monday evening, injuring three men aged 30, 35 and 56, explained Lentjes Meili at a press conference Tuesday.
Two of the three men shot at the Islamic centre were seriously injured, but all three are now in a stable condition, she said.
While not initially thought to be connected, the suspect is now believed to be behind a fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old man in a Schwamendingen playground on Sunday - the victim was apparently a friend of the perpetrator.
A few hours after the Islamic center shooting a body was discovered nearby on the Sihl near Gessnerallee and DNA evidence has confirmed it to be the perpetrator of the Schwamendingen stabbing.
Cantonal police understand the man shot himself after carrying out the attacks and have no reason to believe he is connected to a terrorist organization or, indeed, the truck incident in Berlin. They have found no evidence to suggest the perpetrator was undergoing psychiatric treatment.
Comment: The alleged attacker's body was found near the mosque, from an apparent self-inflicted wound. Zurich police say he had no apparent ties to either Islamic radicals or far-right extremists. The 24yo Swiss man apparently had "links to the occult", authorities say, because they found "corresponding symbols" at his home: