BIEL [Swiss] SHOOTING: Two people shot dead, gun man arrested.

BIEL, ZURICH - A suspected shooting in Switzerland's Biel caused panic in the Swiss town, the Blick newspaper reported on Thursday, adding that police were deployed after reports of gunshots.

The paper cited a witness as saying five shots were fired and two men were seen lying on the ground.

The circumstances were not immediately clear.

Police in the canton of Bern could not immediately confirm details of the incident.

The '20 Minuten paper' cited a witness as saying a fight preceded the shooting. “Suddenly one of the men pulled a pistol and shot three times,” it quoted the unidentified witness as saying.