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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. |
One person was arrested, police said, but other suspects are believed to have fled the Paulus area in a vehicle. | |
One gunman was wearing military camouflage and carrying several weapons, witnesses say. | |
Reports suggest there was also an attack on a synagogue in Halle and a shooting in Landsberg, some 15km (9 miles) east of the city. | |
It was not immediately clear if the incidents were connected. | |
What do we know about the kebab shop attack? | |
A man was killed in a Turkish kebab shop, Halle police spokesman Ralf Karlstedt said. The second victim was identified as a woman but the place where she was killed has not been confirmed. | |
A suspect fled the scene in a car and was arrested by police outside Halle, Mr Karlstedt said, adding that officials were still investigating the identity of the person. | |
Residents were being warned to remain in their homes. | |
Earlier, a witness told German n-tv news that a gunman in camouflage had opened fire with an assault rifle on a Turkish 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... I hid in the toilet," the witness told a TV reporter near the scene. | |
What is being reported about the synagogue incident? | |
Shots were also reported near a synagogue in Halle, according to German media, but details have not been confirmed. | |
A suspect tried to get into the building, Max Privorotzki, leader of the local Jewish community, told Der Spiegel magazine, saying between "70 and 80 people were in the synagogue". | |
One witness said one attacker "dressed like a policeman... fully armed" had thrown a petrol bomb or grenade over a cemetery wall. | One witness said one attacker "dressed like a policeman... fully armed" had thrown a petrol bomb or grenade over a cemetery wall. |
The violence came as Jews celebrated Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day. | The violence came as Jews celebrated Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day. |
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