Man arrested with explosives outside Switzerland's parliament, Parliament building evacuated

A man wearing a bulletproof vest was arrested and explosives recovered from him at an entrance to Switzerland's parliament, prompting police in the country's capital Bern to evacuate the parliament and related offices. Bern's police said in a statement that "federal security personnel observed a man at the south entrance of the parliament building."

He said that the person's "disguise and behavior was suspicious". He told that the person was wearing a bulletproof jacket and was carrying weapons. It was told in the statement that after searching, explosives were found from him. The statement did not give details about the explosives. The suspect has not yet been identified and is undergoing physical and mental examinations, the statement said. Federal prosecutors and police have launched a criminal investigation. It is not yet known what was the possible motive of the person arrested. The police laid siege to the Parliament House and nearby streets for several hours. The security teams also searched a car belonging to the suspect. Police said in a statement that the cordon was lifted after nothing dangerous was found in the vehicle.