A 22-year-old Italian woman—Maria Spinelli, originally from Atri, Abruzzo—is the victim of the shooting that occurred during a rave party in Switzerland . The Farnesina Crisis Unit is following the case with the embassy in Bern and the consulate general in Basel. The woman was in Switzerland for work.

According to an initial reconstruction, the shots – which also injured five people, including two other young Italians – were fired before 3 a.m., on the edge of the Aarauer Rave, an annual techno party that brings together around 3,500 people at the Aarau racecourse.

Local authorities have launched a major operation in the area to rescue the people involved and identify the perpetrator(s). In addition to the police, the counterterrorism unit is also investigating the incident.

"I express my deepest condolences for the death of Maria Spinelli, the young Italian victim of the tragic shooting in Aarau, Switzerland," said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. "My thoughts," the Prime Minister added, "also go to the other injured, including two Italian citizens, and to all those involved in this dramatic incident. We are closely following developments through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our diplomatic representatives, trusting in the work of the Swiss authorities to shed full light on the incident and identify those responsible."

(Unioneonline)

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