Zurich police

A fake letter about refugees apparently written by the Zurich police chief and carrying the forged signature of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stirred controversy in Switzerland. 

Three people were wounded in a shooting near an Islamic center in central Zurich on Dec. 19, police said. 

Swiss media said a suspect was on the run after the incident near the main train station in Switzerland's financial capital. 

Zurich police used tear gas and rubber bullets to try to break up a group of around 100 activists holding an unauthorized demonstration outside the Turkish consulate in Switzerland's financial capital on Feb. 8.

Zurich police intervened after a suspicious car was reported near a Jewish school in Zurich. The investigation said there was no indication of criminal action.

The FIFA congress resumed on May 29 after the all-clear was given following a bomb alert at the venue where world football's governing body will vote on whether to retain Sepp Blatter as president.

American blues legend Johnny Winter has died aged 70 in a hotel room near Zurich, Swiss police and a statement on his official Facebook page said July 17.

"His wife, family and bandmates are all saddened by the loss of their loved one and one of the world's finest guitarists," the statement read, adding that Winter died on July 16.