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Basel woman tied up and robbed in own home

A woman was tied up and injured by three burglars in her home in the canton of Basel-City on Tuesday morning.

Published: 24 August 2016 09:48 CEST
Basel woman tied up and robbed in own home
Basel city. File photo: Michelle Kinsey Bruns

The incident happened at around 10.30am on Tuesday, news agencies reported, citing information from the public prosecutor of Basel-City.

According to reports, the 52-year-old was on the phone to a relative when three burglars rang the doorbell.

The men then forcibly entered the woman’s home, grabbed her by the throat and tied her up, said news agencies.

They stole money, jewellery and a mobile phone from the woman, who was injured during events.

The thieves then fled the scene by car.

The victim was freed after her relative, who was on the line the whole time and heard what happened, notified the police.

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Swiss probing 11-year-old over Islamist posts: media

Swiss police are investigating an 11-year-old boy believed to have been radicalised by Islamic extremists -- the youngest person ever to be involved in such a case in Switzerland, media reported Friday.

Published: 7 September 2024 08:35 CEST
Swiss probing 11-year-old over Islamist posts: media

Swiss broadcasters RTS and SRF reported that police in the southern Swiss canton of Wallis had questioned the boy in June.

He was questioned in connection with “racist and discriminatory content” posted on social media, they said, citing the cantonal juvenile court.

The child reportedly admitted to having had contact with people involved in extremist movements abroad.

The court had not identified the extremist movements in question, but RTS and SRF said they had obtained information indicating they were Islamist and Jihadist groups.

Prior to this case, Islamist extremist cases on record in Switzerland have never involved anyone younger than 14, the broadcasters reported.

Wallis authorities have reportedly opened a juvenile case against the child, whose nationality was not divulged.

The juvenile court had stressed that the level of radicalisation had yet to be established and that the boy enjoyed the presumption of innocence.

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