Austrian right-wing extremist arrested by Swiss police

The Austrian right-wing extremist Martin Sellner entered Switzerland on Saturday despite being banned from entering the country. The Thurgau cantonal police temporarily arrested him in Kreuzlingen and took him to a police station. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Sellner crossed the border into Switzerland near Constance, Germany, and was immediately taken away by the Thurgau cantonal police, as can be seen on a video streamed live by Sellner on Saturday morning. At the request of the Swiss News Agency Keystone-SDA, the Thurgau cantonal police confirmed that they had stopped a 35-year-old person on Swiss soil in Kreuzlingen and taken him away for further investigations. + Switzerland imposes entry ban on far-right Austrian activist Martin Sellner Sellner, 35, wanted to give a lecture at an unknown location in canton Zurich on Saturday evening. The Federal Office of Police (Fedpol) therefore issued an entry ban on October 11 until October 27. The event was ...