INTERNATIONAL ARREST WARRANT
Manhunt for Swiss chainsaw assailant
Geneva — Swiss police issued an international arrest warrant on Tuesday for a chainsaw-wielding attacker who remained on the run after wounding people in an office building rampage. The assailant was identified as Franz Wrousis, 51, who has a criminal history and was reportedly living in a forest. Wrousis targeted the CSS insurance company on Monday in the northern town of Schaffhausen, storming into its office where he injured two people, one of them seriously. Three other people suffered various injuries amid the fracas but none of the victims was in a critical condition, public broadcaster RTS reported. Wrousis fled the scene and was caught on camera carrying a black bag and a rucksack thought to contain the chainsaw and possibly other weapons, the 20Minuten website said, quoting local police. An international arrest warrant has been issued for Wrousis, according to police. The chief of security in Schaffhausen, Ravi Landoldt, described Wrousis as a "dangerous and aggressive man"...
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