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Hanau: 'Eight dead' in mass shooting in Germany | |
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Eight people are dead following two shootings in the western German city of Hanau, local media report. | |
Five others were reportedly injured after an unknown attacker opened fire on two shisha bars in the city. | |
The first shooting was at a bar in the city centre, while the second was in Hanau's Kesselstadt neighbourhood, according to the reports. | |
Officials say the suspects fled the scene and are currently at large, Bild newspaper says. | |
Police officers and helicopters are patrolling both areas. | |
Three people were killed in the first shooting, and five in the second, regional broadcaster Hessenschau reports. The motive for the attack is unclear. | |
Hanau, in the state of Hessen, is about 25km (15 miles) east of Frankfurt. |