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Police dispatched to Jewish school in Zurich


    ZURICH (Reuters) - Officers have been dispatched to a Jewish school in Zurich, police said on Thursday, without giving details.

    Swiss newspaper 20 Minuten said on its website police had blocked streets surrounding a Jewish school in Schoentalstrasse in the centre of Zurich, which has a sizeable Jewish community.

    A police spokesperson said a statement would be issued later.

    (Reporting by John Miller and Silke Koltrowitz; Editing by Janet Lawrence)