Several dead in explosion at Swiss ski resort town Crans Montana: police
Europe
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AFP
| Jan 01, 2026
Police officers stand guard at the site of an explosion that ripped through a bar in Crans-Montana on January 1, 2026. [AFP]
Several people were killed and others injured when an explosion ripped through a bar in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans Montana, Swiss police said early Thursday.
"There has been an explosion of unknown origin," Gaetan Lathion, a police spokesman in Wallis canton in southwestern Switzerland told AFP.
"There are several injured, and several dead."
He said the explosion took place at around 1:30 am (0030 GMT) in a bar called Le Constellation, which is popular with tourists, as revellers rang in the new year.
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Images published by Swiss media showed a building in flames, and emergency services nearby.
"The intervention is still ongoing," he said.