Police in Zurich were dispatched to Bais Yaakov Machon Chen Jewish high school, an Orthodox Jewish girls’ school this morning after a suspicious man was spotted nearby.

According to reports, a car was seen repeatedly driving past the school yesterday evening.

The area was put on high alert, and officers blocked the streets in the surrounding area.

“A Jewish school on Schoentalstrasse informed us on Wednesday evening of the presence of a suspicious vehicle that passed the school several times.

“An unknown man also manifested suspicious behaviour near the school on Wednesday afternoon,” Zurich police said in a statement on Thursday.

“So far, there is no indication of criminal action.”

The school is situated in an area of central Zurich which has a large Jewish community.

(Dov Gefen – YWN)