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Several people have been injured after a teenager went on the rampage with an axe in a Swiss village.

Witnesses have claimed a number of shots were fired by police in Flums, in the east of the country, Blick reports.

Police spokesman Hans-Peter Krüsi described it as 'violence with several injuries'.

Blick reports that a 17-year-old, from Latvia, attacked several people in a Post Office in Flums before fleeing in a stolen car.

He then carried out a second attack on a victim in a gas station, where he is believed to have been shot by police.

Initial reports claim a man attacked a family, who had a baby, in the Post Office, Sudostschweiz reports.

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It is not yet known if the suspect survived. He is described as a 17-year-old by Swiss Police, who say the incident is not believed to be terrorism-related.

The teenager is not believed to have a previous record of violence.