Aarau is the capital of the Swiss canton of Aargau and its district seat, a German-speaking town on the Aare river.
A gun attack has struck an outdoor techno event in Aarau, Switzerland, in the early hours of Sunday, killing a woman in her 20s and wounding others. Police have launched a large-scale manhunt, cordoned off wide areas and appealed for images and footage as investigators analyse cartridge evidence and video. Security has been increased across cantons.
A 22-year-old Italian woman has died and several others are injured after a shooting at a techno rave in Aarau, Switzerland. Police say a 43-year-old Swiss man acted alone and has been arrested; investigations into motive and sequence are ongoing.
French and British authorities are pursuing a developing thread in the 2012 Alps killings near Annecy, after a pistol found in Lake Annecy has been linked to the suspect trail. Investigators have not charged anyone in relation to the earlier attack, and this latest lead adds to a long, unresolved inquiry.