The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Backpacks banned at Swiss concerts following Manchester attack Swiss concert promoter Abc Productions has banned backpacks from all its concerts in Switzerland in response to the terror attack at the Manchester Arena concert venue two weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170605/backpacks-banned-at-swiss-concerts-following-manchester-attack Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:11:18 +0200 backpacks-banned-at-swiss-concerts-following-manchester-attack Swiss president condemns ‘terrible attack’ in UK The Swiss president Doris Leuthard has expressed her “heartfelt condolences” after the attack on a concert in the northern English city of Manchester that killed at least 22 and injured many more. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170523/swiss-president-condemns-terrible-attack-in-uk Tue, 23 May 2017 12:45:47 +0200 swiss-president-condemns-terrible-attack-in-uk