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| Germany gun attack: Two killed in Halle | Germany gun attack: Two killed in Halle |
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| At least two people have been killed in a shooting in the eastern German city of Halle, police say. | At least two people have been killed in a shooting in the eastern German city of Halle, police say. |
| The police said one person had now been arrested, but other suspects are believed to have fled in a vehicle. | |
| The shootings took place in the Paulus area. Witnesses had reported one gunman wearing military camouflage and carrying several weapons. | The shootings took place in the Paulus area. Witnesses had reported one gunman wearing military camouflage and carrying several weapons. |
| A witness told German n-tv news that a gunman in camouflage opened fire with an assault rifle on a Doner kebab shop. | |
| "The man came up to the Doner shop, he threw something like a grenade, it didn't explode, and he opened fire with an assault rifle. The man behind me must have died... I hid in the toilet," the witness told a TV reporter near the scene. | |
| German media report that shots were also fired near a synagogue in Halle, but the details have not been confirmed. | |
| One witness said one attacker had thrown a petrol bomb or grenade over a cemetery wall. | |
| After the attack in Paulus, police then warned residents of Landsberg, 8km (5 miles) north-east of the city, to stay alert. | After the attack in Paulus, police then warned residents of Landsberg, 8km (5 miles) north-east of the city, to stay alert. |
| It was not clear where the arrest took place. Police are still warning residents to remain in their homes. | It was not clear where the arrest took place. Police are still warning residents to remain in their homes. |
| Are you in the area? Did you witness what happened? If it is safe to do so email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in the area? Did you witness what happened? If it is safe to do so email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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