Zurich shooting: Two people killed near UBS branch in Swiss city

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Two people have been shot dead outside a branch of the UBS bank in the Swiss city of Zurich, police say.

The shooting took place shortly before 14:30 local time (13:30 GMT) on Lagerstrasse in the Europaallee area.

Zurich police said the situation was now under control and that there was no further danger to the public.

They said rescuers had found two gunshot victims at the scene. One was dead and the other died soon after they arrived.

Eyewitnesses had reported at least four or five shots being fired.

Images in the Swiss media showed two bodies lying close together on the pavement, with what appeared to be a pistol close to the hand of one of them.

The reasons behind the shooting are unclear.

A large police presence remains at the scene but Zurich police said that no further information could yet be given.