Swiss police used water cannons, tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse protesters in central Zurich on the morning of Sunday, November 1. According to the police, several hundred people gathered following the publication of calls on social networks to hold a protest similar to the recent gatherings in France and other countries. A number of masked protesters placed trash cans and other objects in the middle of the street and lit a fire. The police also reported throwing fireworks, bottles and stones at the rescue forces and damage to some shops and public transport stations.

Swiss police used water cannons, tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse protesters in central Zurich on the morning of Sunday, November 1. According to the police, several hundred people gathered following the publication of calls on social networks to hold a protest similar to the recent gatherings in France and other countries. A number of masked protesters placed trash cans and other objects in the middle of the street and lit a fire. The police also reported throwing fireworks, bottles and stones at the rescue forces and damage to some shops and public transport stations.