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| One dead in German school attack | One dead in German school attack |
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| An assailant has killed a teacher at a school in the western German city of Ludwigshafen, police say. | An assailant has killed a teacher at a school in the western German city of Ludwigshafen, police say. |
| Police have evacuated the school and arrested a 23-year-old suspect, German media report. The incident happened at about 1000 local time (0900 GMT). | Police have evacuated the school and arrested a 23-year-old suspect, German media report. The incident happened at about 1000 local time (0900 GMT). |
| Some reports say several teachers were attacked in a "rampage". It is not yet clear what weapon was used. | Some reports say several teachers were attacked in a "rampage". It is not yet clear what weapon was used. |
| The vocational school in the Mundenheim district has more than 3,200 pupils. It has been sealed off by police. | The vocational school in the Mundenheim district has more than 3,200 pupils. It has been sealed off by police. |
| The premises have also been searched by police. Normally 130 teachers work there. | |
| Last March a heavily armed 17-year-old killed 15 people by opening fire on pupils and teachers at his former school in Winnenden, south-west Germany. He shot himself dead after being cornered by police. | Last March a heavily armed 17-year-old killed 15 people by opening fire on pupils and teachers at his former school in Winnenden, south-west Germany. He shot himself dead after being cornered by police. |