US consulate in Switzerland evacuated due to 'strange package'

The US consulate in Zurich, Switzerland, was evacuated today after a suspicious package appeared at the entrance.

Swiss police outside the US consulate in Zurich. Photo: Blick.

Staff at the US consulate in Zurich, Switzerland, found a suspicious package containing messages targeting Americans and a phone number at the entrance to the building today, Blick reported. The package was also marked "for SWAT team."

The street near the US consulate was blocked off. Police were called to the building to inspect the package. Security forces later declared the package “harmless” and lifted the blockade.

The US Embassy in Bern said the situation was under control. However, the consulate office in Zurich will remain closed for the rest of today.

According to VNE