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| Germany Shootings Leave at Least 11 People Dead, Including Gunman | Germany Shootings Leave at Least 11 People Dead, Including Gunman |
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| BERLIN — The German police stormed an apartment in the central city of Hanau early Thursday, where they found the body of a person who is believed to have killed at least nine people and injured several others in one of the country’s bloodiest shootings in recent memory. | |
| The police said another person was also found dead in the apartment after they acted on a tip, but they declined to provide further details or suggest a motive for the shootings on Wednesday in Hanau, a city of about 95,000 people that is 10 miles east of Frankfurt. | The police said another person was also found dead in the apartment after they acted on a tip, but they declined to provide further details or suggest a motive for the shootings on Wednesday in Hanau, a city of about 95,000 people that is 10 miles east of Frankfurt. |
| Images from the city showed several streets still blocked off with red-and-white police tape, as officers combed the crime scenes for evidence. A school and several day care centers in the area remained closed on Thursday, the city’s mayor said on Facebook. | Images from the city showed several streets still blocked off with red-and-white police tape, as officers combed the crime scenes for evidence. A school and several day care centers in the area remained closed on Thursday, the city’s mayor said on Facebook. |
| The shootings took place at two bars popular with young people from the city’s Kurdish community, raising speculation that the attacks were carried out by someone with far-right views. | The shootings took place at two bars popular with young people from the city’s Kurdish community, raising speculation that the attacks were carried out by someone with far-right views. |
| The authorities declined to confirm reports from German news organization that the gunman had left a video and a letter about the attack pointing to a possible far-right motive. | The authorities declined to confirm reports from German news organization that the gunman had left a video and a letter about the attack pointing to a possible far-right motive. |
| But federal prosecutors said Thursday they were taking over the investigation, the prosecutor in Hanau said, an indication they believed the shooting was linked to terrorism or a wider threat to the country. | But federal prosecutors said Thursday they were taking over the investigation, the prosecutor in Hanau said, an indication they believed the shooting was linked to terrorism or a wider threat to the country. |
| An increasing number of attacks by violent far-right extremists have taken place in Germany in recent months, including the slaying of a local politician who expressed support for refugees and an attack on a synagogue in Halle. | An increasing number of attacks by violent far-right extremists have taken place in Germany in recent months, including the slaying of a local politician who expressed support for refugees and an attack on a synagogue in Halle. |
| Last week, the authorities broke up a suspected far-right terror network, arresting 12 people, including a member of the police force. | Last week, the authorities broke up a suspected far-right terror network, arresting 12 people, including a member of the police force. |
| Tarek Al Wazir, the economy minister for the state of Hesse, drew comparisons to Anders Brevik, who went on a rampage in Norway in 2011 that killed 77 people, and the attacker in Halle, saying that he believed the gunman appeared to have been self-radicalized. | Tarek Al Wazir, the economy minister for the state of Hesse, drew comparisons to Anders Brevik, who went on a rampage in Norway in 2011 that killed 77 people, and the attacker in Halle, saying that he believed the gunman appeared to have been self-radicalized. |
| “We know this from Islamic terrorism, that people radicalize over the Internet videos and in chat groups radicalize,” he told Germany’s n-tv news outlet. | “We know this from Islamic terrorism, that people radicalize over the Internet videos and in chat groups radicalize,” he told Germany’s n-tv news outlet. |
| The first attack took place at a hookah bar — sometimes referred to as a shisha bar, named for the water pipes that are smoked on the premises — on Wednesday night. A short time later, at around 10 p.m., residents of Hanau started posted warnings on social media with the license plate number of a car. | The first attack took place at a hookah bar — sometimes referred to as a shisha bar, named for the water pipes that are smoked on the premises — on Wednesday night. A short time later, at around 10 p.m., residents of Hanau started posted warnings on social media with the license plate number of a car. |
| German media cited witnesses who reported seeing a vehicle fleeing from the scene, and police later said they were searching for “a dark car” in connection with the attack. | German media cited witnesses who reported seeing a vehicle fleeing from the scene, and police later said they were searching for “a dark car” in connection with the attack. |
| The police said they were called to a different neighborhood in the city, and local media reported that more shots had been fired at the Arena Bar & Cafe before fleeing the scene. At least nine people were killed at the two bars. | The police said they were called to a different neighborhood in the city, and local media reported that more shots had been fired at the Arena Bar & Cafe before fleeing the scene. At least nine people were killed at the two bars. |
| “Our thoughts this morning are with the people in Hanau,” Steffen Seibert, the spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel, wrote in a post on Twitter. “Our deepest sympathies are with the families who are mourning their dead and we hope with the injured that they will heal soon.” | “Our thoughts this morning are with the people in Hanau,” Steffen Seibert, the spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel, wrote in a post on Twitter. “Our deepest sympathies are with the families who are mourning their dead and we hope with the injured that they will heal soon.” |
| “A terrible evening,” the mayor of Hanau, Claus Kaminsky, told the Bild newspaper. “It will certainly occupy us for a long, long time and it will remain in our sad memories.” | “A terrible evening,” the mayor of Hanau, Claus Kaminsky, told the Bild newspaper. “It will certainly occupy us for a long, long time and it will remain in our sad memories.” |
| Tiffany May and Austin Ramzy contributed reporting from Hong Kong. | Tiffany May and Austin Ramzy contributed reporting from Hong Kong. |