Authorities in canton Schaffhausen have released two teenagers who were arrested over Easter in connection to planned bomb attacks in Switzerland. The 15-year-old Swiss and 16-year-old Italian were sent to a closed institution where they will be assessed. The two young people are suspected of having supported the banned terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS), the Schaffhausen public prosecutor's office said on Thursday. The two are alleged to have helped plan explosives attacks in Switzerland. + More: how a heightened IS terror threat affects Switzerland The Schaffhausen youth prosecutor's office has not provided any further details, partly because the suspects are minors. The two teenagers were arrested over the Easter weekend, together with an 18-year-old suspected accomplice, a Swiss national from canton Thurgau, with whom they are said to have been in contact. The 18-year-old is being investigated by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG). He is still in ...
