In the weeks that followed the attacks in Bern, one thing became abundantly clear. They had utterly rocked the nation.
For the first time since 1942, the Swiss Confederation heard the name Réveil de France not just as a memory that refused to die. But as a ragtag force of guerillas that continued to prove the capacity to cause wanton damage and destruction.
Bern found itself isolated, cut off from the rest of the nation. Riverine travel became the defining means of providing aid to the Swiss Capital, with barges flowing in with relief daily.
Meanwhile, efforts to repair the damage dealt to the bridges, trams, railways were underway as soon as the rubble was cleared.
The rest of the nation had to watch the effort unfold, arguing over just who was truly responsible for this blatant act of terror on Swiss home soil.
