Several people reported dead in shooting in Hamburg

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Several people were reported dead with others injured after a shooting in the northern German city of Hamburg, officials said on Thursday evening.

 

According to several media reports, the shooting took place at a Jehova's Witness center in Deelböge street, which is in the Gross Borstel district next to Alsterdorf.

 

"The dead all have gunshot wounds," a police spokesman said. 

 

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Several killed in shooting in Germany church in Hamburg

Several people are reported to have been killed in a shooting in Hamburg, Germany.

Police said in a tweet that a large-scale operation was under way in the city's northern Alsterdorf area.

Ambulances are at the scene and German police are searching for the attackers, local media report.

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It appears that someone knocked on the wrong door.

 

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A number of people have been killed in a shooting at a Jehovah's Witness meeting hall in the north German city of Hamburg.

Police say the gunman acted alone and is thought to be dead. It is unclear if the attacker is among the six or seven fatalities reported by German media.

As yet, "there is no reliable information on the motive", police say.

A number of people were also injured in the shooting on Deelböge street, Gross Borstel district, late on Thursday.

Police say they found a dead person at the scene who they believe may have been a perpetrator and investigations are continuing.

They were called at about 21:15 local time (20:15 GMT) on Thursday to reports that shots had been fired in the building, police spokesman Holger Vehren said.

 

Officers who went in found people who "may have been seriously injured by firearms, some of them fatally", he said.

"The officers also heard a shot from the upper part of the building and went upstairs, where they also found a person. So far we have no indications that any perpetrators fled."

He said police had not yet identified the victims and work at the crime scene continued.

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Hamburg shooting: Police spoke to gunman weeks before attack

A man who shot dead seven people in Germany was visited by police last month after a tip-off raised concerns about his mental health.

He co-operated with officers and there were not enough grounds to take away his gun at the time, police said.

The 35-year-old suspect, named only as Philipp F, had a licence to own the weapon for sporting purposes.

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