Exploding rubbish bag leaves man injured in Geneva

A man was injured in the leg on Tuesday morning after a rubbish bag left in front of his Geneva apartment exploded when he picked it up. The Geneva Public Prosecutor’s Office, which has opened an investigation into the incident, confirmed to Keystone-ATS the information provided by several local media. The event occurred shortly before 7:30am. Liquid was reportedly seeping out of the bag which exploded; it may have been a small homemade bomb, triggered by a mechanism. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The man’s building is currently being searched for any other bags or suspicious objects. Residents were advised to stay at home, and if they needed to leave, they would be accompanied by a police officer or firefighter, the Geneva Public Prosecutor’s Office said. Specialists from the Zurich Forensic Science Institute were meanwhile expected on site to determine the cause of the explosion, explained the Geneva prosecutor’s office. If confirmed to have been an ...