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| Hanau shooting: Nine dead after two attacks in Germany | |
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| Nine people are dead following two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau. | |
| Several other people were also injured after a gunman opened fire at 22:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Wednesday, police said. | |
| The suspect was found dead at his home, along with the body of a second person, according to police. | The suspect was found dead at his home, along with the body of a second person, according to police. |
| There appeared to be no other perpetrators, they added, and said the investigation was ongoing. | There appeared to be no other perpetrators, they added, and said the investigation was ongoing. |
| The motive for the attack is unclear. | The motive for the attack is unclear. |
| Bild newspaper reported that the suspect was a German citizen with a firearms licence, and that ammunition and gun magazines had been found in his car. | |
| The first shooting was at a bar in the city centre, while the second was in Hanau's Kesselstadt neighbourhood. | The first shooting was at a bar in the city centre, while the second was in Hanau's Kesselstadt neighbourhood. |
| They sparked a seven-hour manhunt, while officers searched for what they thought could have been multiple gunmen. | They sparked a seven-hour manhunt, while officers searched for what they thought could have been multiple gunmen. |
| The suspect killed three people at the first shisha bar, Midnight, before driving to the Arena Bar & Cafe and shooting dead another five victims, regional broadcaster Hessenschau reported. | The suspect killed three people at the first shisha bar, Midnight, before driving to the Arena Bar & Cafe and shooting dead another five victims, regional broadcaster Hessenschau reported. |
| The initial death toll was eight, but this was raised to nine in the early hours of the following morning after one of the wounded victims succumbed to their injuries. | |
| Can-Luca Frisenna, who works at a kiosk at the scene of one of the shootings, said his father and brother were in the area when the attack took place. | Can-Luca Frisenna, who works at a kiosk at the scene of one of the shootings, said his father and brother were in the area when the attack took place. |
| "It's like being in a film, it's like a bad joke, that someone is playing a joke on us," he told Reuters. "I can't grasp yet everything that has happened. My colleagues, all my colleagues, they are like my family - they can't understand it either." | "It's like being in a film, it's like a bad joke, that someone is playing a joke on us," he told Reuters. "I can't grasp yet everything that has happened. My colleagues, all my colleagues, they are like my family - they can't understand it either." |
| Hanau, in the state of Hessen, is about 25km (15 miles) east of Frankfurt. | Hanau, in the state of Hessen, is about 25km (15 miles) east of Frankfurt. |
| This attack comes four days after another shooting in Berlin, near a Turkish comedy show at the Tempodrom concert venue, which killed one person. | This attack comes four days after another shooting in Berlin, near a Turkish comedy show at the Tempodrom concert venue, which killed one person. |