A Minute of Silence and the Ringing of Church Bells Across the Country

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The Swiss president was joined by his French and Italian counterparts at the memorial ceremony in Martigny.

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The Federal Council has proclaimed a National Day of Grief for today. It is "dedicated to the memory of the victims of death, to solidarity with the injured and to solidarity with all those affected", as the Federal Council writes. Martigny VS holds a memorial ceremony, the flags at the Federal House are half-mast, there is a five-minute bell ring throughout Switzerland, the SBB Lokführer are allowed to operate the train whistles at 13.58 o'cloc…

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The bells call Friday at 2 p.m. at a moment of contemplation throughout the country. A rare event in Switzerland, which has only known a few national coins in its history. A look back on the last decades, their notable deaths and their tragedies.