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 The Swiss attorney general has opened a criminal investigation of a leading member in a Swiss Muslim organisation accused of violating a ban on jihadist groups, the attorney general's office said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151220/switzerland-to-investigate-leading-swiss-muslim Sun, 20 Dec 2015 18:29:46 +0100 switzerland-to-investigate-leading-swiss-muslim The Swiss government said on Friday it was creating 86 new positions dedicated to combatting terrorism as additional resources were needed to effectively investigate and contain increased security threats. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151219/switzerland-boosts-counter-terrorism-forces Sat, 19 Dec 2015 11:59:56 +0100 switzerland-boosts-counter-terrorism-forces Swiss authorities on Saturday said two Syrians had been arrested in Geneva after traces of explosives were found in their car, as police continued to hunt for several suspected jihadists with links to the Isis terrorist group. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151213/two-syrians-terror-suspects-arrested-in-geneva Sun, 13 Dec 2015 01:45:33 +0100 two-syrians-terror-suspects-arrested-in-geneva UPDATED: Geneva police raised the terror alert on Thursday and said they were "actively searching" the city for suspected jihadists who may be linked to the Islamic State group (Isis). https://www.thelocal.ch/20151210/swiss-police-hunt-terror-suspects-in-geneva Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:04:43 +0100 swiss-police-hunt-terror-suspects-in-geneva